The harsh repression of interracial romantic relationships is matched by the political, social, and economic oppression that allows white plantation owners to retaliate against activists by forcibly removing their families from homes they have known all their lives. Yoko's eviction following her son Batlo's political activism is particularly devastating. She is given a mere twenty-four hours to vacate the plantation. The sign Batlo creates for her wagon — "AFTER FIFTY YEARS, ROBERT SAMSON KICKED US OFF. BLACK PEOPLE FATE" — provides scant solace, and within a year, Yoko passes away.