MALCOLM X: THE HOUSE NEGRO AND THE FIELD NEGRO
http://malcolmxfiles.blogspot.... during slavery, when Black people like me talked to the slaves, they didn't kill 'em, they sent some old house Negro along behind him to undo what he said. You have to read the history of slavery to understand this. There were two kinds of Negroes. There was that old house Negro and the field Negro. And the house Negro always looked out for his master. When the field Negroes got too much out of line, he held them back in check. He put 'em back on the plantation. The house Negro could afford to do that because he lived better than the field Negro. He ate better, he dressed better, and he lived in a better house. He lived right up next to his master - in the attic or the basement. He ate the same food his master ate and wore his same clothes. And he could talk just like his master - good diction. And he loved his master more than his master loved himself. That's why he didn't want his master hurt. If the master got sick, he'd say, "What's the matter, boss, we sick?" [Laughter] When the master's house caught afire, he'd try and put the fire out. He didn't want his master's house burned. He never wanted his master's property threatened. And he was more defensive of it than the master was. That was the house Negro. But then you had some field Negroes, who lived in huts, had nothing to lose. They wore the worst kind of clothes. They ate the worst food. And they caught hell. They felt the sting of the lash. They hated their master. Oh yes, they did. If the master got sick, they'd pray that the master died. If the master's house caught afire, they'd pray for a strong wind to come along. This was the difference between the two. And today you still have house Negroes and field Negroes. I'm a field Negro." http://malcolmxfiles.blogspot....
Canal: People & Blogs
Añadido: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Autor: antihostile
Duración: 01:57
Puntuación: 4.78
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Etiquetas: African Black Equality Freedom Justice Malcolm Peace
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brizzoke (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Makes for a good speech, but I think it's oversimplified. If house negroes loved their masters so much, why did they try to earn their freedom? They hated their condition as much as those in the field unless they were the actual children of the masters...which is a little different.
i10azns (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It's sad a person can't just be loyal to someone without expecting something in return.
SaqibAKAScarface0786 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Malcolm X was a Legend. RIP.
msfelimban (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
he did not leave Islam!!! as in "the religion"according to our friend "royalmarshall1".. he left "the nation of Islam" >> NOI "the organization"p.s. what's cool about leaving Islam?! it was after he became a Muslim that he changed his life and eventually his nation.. don't u agree?
compgrad1 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
He left Islam? I didn't know that. Cool.
bostonhoney (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
love your comment yonextman007
yonextman007 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The question is....Which one are you?
antihostile (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Because they got to live in the house and wear better clothes and have better food. They sold out.
Listengaddammit (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I'm mix-raced, thank you. Try to make more sense when you're posting a comment, please.
resistance21740 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
You if black need to read your history! If White your just stupid!
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