people give up
Also known as "settle"
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he had to walk warily to avoid the harshest judgments,
The mentality of "This is how it is, and as blacks, we need to conform to the white man's way of doing things." Keep your head down and obey what he says, good will come our way eventually.
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the faith in men
The faith in white men went, as the breadwinners, it did damaged on them as they could not provide for their family. When you add on black men, it was even more of a burden on them.
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"mules and niggers,"
AH, here is the connection between this and Chapter 6 in "Their Eyes Were Watching God" with Janie and the mule
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