Gone Crazy in Alabama (2015)
“She repaid Ma Charles in full. Instead of talking about helping with the cows or having apple pie, Vonetta recited a small bit of our newly learned family history. She made sure she began her recitation with that mean thing Miss Trotter coached her to say: “Great-granny, today we learned our family history from one who knows it.” Once Vonetta began performing the history, not even the threat of a whipping from Big Ma could stop her, especially with Ma Charles egging her on.
“Is that what that N...egro Injun told you?” Ma Charles said. Her twinkling eyes told on her. Ma Charles was more entertained than she was indignant.
“Why do you call her that?” I asked. “She’s your sister.”
“That’s none of your business,” Big Ma said.
“Sister,” Ma Charles said, and now she was indignant. “I didn’t know I had one until the first day of school. I went to Miss Rice’s classroom because that’s where all the coloreds went to learn how to read, write, and not be cheated at the store in town.MoreLess
“Is that what that N...egro Injun told you?” Ma Charles said. Her twinkling eyes told on her. Ma Charles was more entertained than she was indignant.
“Why do you call her that?” I asked. “She’s your sister.”
“That’s none of your business,” Big Ma said.
“Sister,” Ma Charles said, and now she was indignant. “I didn’t know I had one until the first day of school. I went to Miss Rice’s classroom because that’s where all the coloreds went to learn how to read, write, and not be cheated at the store in town.MoreLess
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