Summary of Zora Neale Hurston, Henry Louis Gates & Genevieve West's You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 We met a man named Longfellow, who was begging for money to give to homeless children. We gave him a dime, but he requested more pennies. We gave him six cents, and he began to sing: These be gray days and a sweet singer in Israel is to be highly honored. #2 We were not really hungry, but we went to Odds and Ends anyway. The food was delicious, but atmosphere was the most attractive thing about the place. There was a peace and a calm that fell like a benediction on the guests. #3 High John de Conquer was a man, and he was a mighty man. He was not a natural man in the beginning, but a whisper, a will to hope, and a wish to find something worthy of laughter and song. He walked the winds and moved fast. #4 John de Conquer was a bottom-fish. He was deep. He had the wisdom tooth of the East in his head. He knew that nothing could live on human flesh and prosper. He knew that nothing would live on human flesh and prosper if the people knew about it.