White Folks know n*****s talk, an they dont mind jes so long as nothing comes of it, so here goes. (Toomer, 1993, p. 90) This race talk is, of course, a joke, and frequently it has driven me insane and probably will permanently in the future; and yet, seriously and soberly, we black folk are the salvation of mankind. (Du Bois, 1995, p.470)
