If the master said, “we got a good house here”, the house Negro would say, “yeah, we got a good house here”. If the master got sick, the house Negro would say, “what’s the matter boss, we sick?”If you told the house Negro, “let’s escape, let’s separate,” the house Negro would look at you and say, “Man, you crazy. Falling from the house master’s grace was a peril too unthinkable for the house Negro, and he would do anything to maintain his master’s favour. And the house Negroes have successfully turned the field Negroes into marionettes, despite the disparity in numbers between the two. This is a fight between house Negroes.
Source: The Star April 18, 2020 02:08 UTC