I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Chp 18-19
hoity-toity
Assuming airs; pretentious; haughty, stuck up
Rode in a truck
How did the cotton pickers get to the fields?
Women would order peanut patties and Baby Ruths
If it was a bloody fight.
RC Cola, Hines root beer and Dr. Pepper
Soda pops sold during the fight
After the fight.
The real festivities would begin.
Cardboard fans
What advertisement did Texarkana's largest Negro funeral home give out?
If the people wanted to join, they just had to say which church in which they wanted wanted to be affiliated.
What extraordinary thing did the preacher at the tent revival do?
a razor blade company
What type of company sponsored the fight?
charity
What was the preacher's sermon about?
Joe Louis
Who was the Brown Bomber?
Joe Louis
Who won the heavy weight title?
Primo Canera
Whom did Joe Louis fight?
They didn't want to get caught by any angry white people walking home alone.
Why did many people stay in town the night of the fight?
The Good Book says you should come in with a "joyful noise."
Why did the Church of God say they behaved as they did?
Minds were concentrated on the coming meeting and had no time to indulge in human concerns.
Why did the people not talk and ask questions before the revival?
Because you have "to feed the soul just like you feed the body."
Why did the workers go to the tent revival even though they were tired?
So everyone could hear the fight.
Why was the radio turned up so high?
So they wouldn't make noise to disturb folks listening to the fight.
Why were the coins on top of the register?
masochist
one who enjoys his or her own pain and suffering
cotton dust and dirt
the people coming in from the field had this in their hair and all over their skin.