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kj-10
kj-10
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High School - 9th Grade

Why did Uncle Willie hide in the vegetable bin?

What made him hide in it?

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Posted by kj-10 on Tuesday December 11, 2007 at 8:00 PM and tagged with caged bird sings, characters, i know why the caged bird sings, uncle willie.

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  1. sagetrieb Teacher
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    In the middle of the night "the used-to-be sheriff" comes up to the store to warn Momma, whom he calls Annie, "to lay low" because "a crazy" black man "messed with a white lady today." He goes on to say that "some of the boys" will be riding by later, which means that the KKK will be riding around looking for black men to hold responsible for the "crime" (if it even happened). Uncle Willie, a crippled man, could not possible harm anyone, yet he must suffer the degradation of hiding in the vegetable bin so that the KKK doesn't harass him and even possibly lynch him.

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    Posted by sagetrieb on Wednesday December 12, 2007 at 4:08 AM