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The first time he had taken the massa to one of these "high-falutin' to-dos," as Bell called them, Kunta had been all but overwhelmed by conflicting emotions: awe, indignation, envy, contempt, fascination, revulsion—but most of all a deep loneliness and melancholy from which it took him almost a week to recover. He couldn't believe that such incredible wealth actually existed, that people really lived that way. It took him a long time, and a great many more parties, to realize that they didn't l
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― Roots: The Saga of an American Family
― Roots: The Saga of an American Family
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I sit on a man's back choking him and making him carry me, and yet assure myself and others that I am sorry for him and wish to lighten his load by all means possible… except by getting off his back.
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― What Then Must We Do?
― What Then Must We Do?
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An awesome book group! I'm so 'cited I peed myself.…more
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This book club formed in Hillsborough Township Public Schools in NJ by a group of concerned educ…more
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