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Maya Angelou
Bailey is Maya’s older brother, with whom she has a special kind of familial bond. Bailey looks out for Marguerite when they are children, and Marguerite trusts him more than anyone. Bailey’s experiences growing up as a black boy in the south demonstrate the particular challenges and indignities endured by black men in America.
Bailey Johnson Quotes in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings quotes below are all either spoken by Bailey Johnson or refer to Bailey Johnson. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 4
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When I was described by our playmates as being shit color, he was lauded for his velvet-black skin…And yet he loved me.
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Chapter 7
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Momma intended to teach Bailey and me to use the paths of life she and her generation and all the Negroes gone before had found, and found to be safe ones.
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Chapter 17
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The Black woman in the south who raises sons, grandsons, and nephews had her heartstrings tied to a hanging noose.
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Bailey Johnson Quotes in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
The I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings quotes below are all either spoken by Bailey Johnson or refer to Bailey Johnson. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 4
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When I was described by our playmates as being shit color, he was lauded for his velvet-black skin…And yet he loved me.
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Chapter 7
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Momma intended to teach Bailey and me to use the paths of life she and her generation and all the Negroes gone before had found, and found to be safe ones.
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Chapter 17
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The Black woman in the south who raises sons, grandsons, and nephews had her heartstrings tied to a hanging noose.
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