foot-an'-a-half

Updated: May 19, 2025

Jes nuffin'. Der ain't no mo' use o' fightin' dan ob tryin' ter butt down 'simmons off a foot-an'-a-half tree wid yer head. It don't make no sort o' matter 'bout our rights. Co'se we'se got a right ter vote, an' hold meetin's, an' be like white folks; but we can't do it ef dey's a mind ter stop us. An' dey is dat berry ting! "Nimbus sez he's gwine ter fight, an' 'Liab sez he's gwine ter pray.

Albion Winegar Tourgée - Bricks Without Straw