From what I’m understanding during the reading is that black business were being distorted. Black business are getting burnt down. It seems that the people in this story are in disbelieve.The author brought up the past about negro being treated bad. The another talks about the times before he was born and the times when he was born. What I don’t understand is what he means by “vibrations”. The word “vibrations” is used most paragraphs of this story. I think it means peace among black people. This peace may have something to do with the Black Arts Movement. I see a lot of racial encounters about black people. Black people seems to be called “niggers”. For example, “Three Negros, 2 with horns, the third with a battered drum” (Pg 3). It seems like a lot of violence involving black people.
The characters in the story are we well connected with each. Toms and Russ are the main characters in the story. These characters seems like the going thought the struggle of being black in this time. Whats interesting is that seems in the story the author is going back in time. For example, “Here is Newark, New Jersey 1925. Can’t haut walks for all movement between me and the ground” (Pg 2). I thought this quote was an good example about how the author brings up the past. I see the word “enlightenment" is mention in several paragraphs. This could be an important message for the black community. Again this connections to the black arts movement. Inspired to see that their is problems in the black community dealing with violence and much more.
I think a lot of times as was reading the author beings up the past as example to describe his feelings in the black community. I think the author is the racial discrimination is still a problem. I think he feels it doesn't mean anything just because black people are free. I think the author creates this story to how people how he feels thought literature. I’m wondering does this type of story has to deal with people he knew? Why would his story important now? Is this story important ?
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I agree with your last statement. Although slavery is over and they are free, it seems like they are not in a way. African Americans were still facing discrimination in the south and in particular, Amiri Baraka's family.
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