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...Robert Massa Lancaster...
Kizzy bears a mulatto son whom she calls George. But she also whispers into the infant's ear the African name of his grandfather, Kunta Kinte. The passing on of the name becomes a refrain throughout the book. It binds George, who becomes trainer of Massa's fighting cocks, to his own past. In turn, he passes on "Kunta Kinte" to his son Tom, who is emancipated after the Civil War. Tom is a master blacksmith who, as a freed slave, moves his family to Henning, Tenn. The whites welcome his skills but will not allow a black...
...believes that men can be self-governing. He sympathizes with the views of Erasmus and Pelagius. Indeed, he argues, the essential optimism of such humanists is closer to the message of the Apostle Paul than the deep pessimism of Augustine, who relegated most people to what he called the massa damnata-"the damned mass...
...remembered her mammy's proud boast, "Ain't nothin' but black niggers here on massa's place." And she tried not to think about "sassoborro," the name her ebony-black father--his mouth curled in scorn used to call those with mulatto skin. She was grateful that they weren't there to see--and share--her shame. But she knew that...all anyone had to do was compare her color and the baby's to know what had happened--and with whom.... But before she fell asleep, Kizzy decided...she would never regard him as other than the grandson...
...early 14-point bulge. But Crusader QB Bob Martin, who completed 18 of 28 passes for a total 272 yards, narrowed the Brown halftime lead to 14-12. Martin engineered scoring marches of 72 and 86 yards, capped by touchdown tosses to flanker Chuck Mullen and tight end Mark Massa...