Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Chapter 6:Roll of Thunder Q and A

11. What does it means when mama says, “what we give them is not respect but fear. What we give our own people is far more important because it’s given freely” (97)?

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Mama means that whites demand fear and blacks have little choice to give it. What blacks give to their own is respect and love. These are given freely. White's who abuse blacks cannot demand love and respect.

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