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his hair was unkempt。 They looked at each other and waited。 
As the silence grew longer the tenseness between them 
became more strained。 
At last Doctor Copeland cleared his throat and said�此�'I am 
certain you did not come here for nothing。 I am sure we have 
not discussed these subjects all through the night to no 
purpose。 We have talked of everything now except the most 
vital subject of all!the way out。 What must be done。' 
They still watched each other and waited。 In the face of258 

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each there was expectation。 Doctor Copeland sat bolt upright
against the pillows。 Jake rested his chin in his hand and leaned
forward。 The pause continued。 And then hesitantly they began
to speak at the same time。
'Excuse me��' Jake said。 'Go ahead。
'
'No�察�you。 You started first。
'
'Go on。
'
'Pshaw��' said Doctor Copeland。 'Continue。
'
Jake stared at him with clouded�察�mystical eyes。 It's this way。
This is how I see it。 The only solution is for the people to
know。 Once they know the truth they can be oppressed no
longer。 Once just half of them know the whole fight is won。
'
'Yes�察�once they understand the workings of this society。 But
how do you propose to tell them��
'
'Listen��' Jake said。 'Think about chain letters。 If one person
sends a letter to ten people and then each of the ten people
sends letters to ten more!you get it��' He faltered。 'Not that 
I
write letters�察�but the idea is the same。 I just go around telling。
And if in one town I can show the truth to just ten of the don'tknows�察�then I feel like some good has been done。 See��
'



Doctor Copeland looked at Jake in surprise。 Then he snorted。
'Do not be childish� �You cannot just go about talking。 Chain
letters indeed� �Knows and don't´knows��
'
Jake's lips trembled and his brow lowered with quick anger。
'O。K。 What have you got to offer��
'
'I will say first that I used to feel somewhat as you do on this
question。 But I have learned what a mistake that attitude is。
For half a century I thought it wise to be patient。
'
'I didn't say be patient。
'
'In the face of brutality I was prudent。 Before injustice I held
my peace。 I sacrificed the things in hand for the good of the
hypothetical whole。 I believed in the tongue instead of the fist。
As an armor against oppression I taught patience and faith in
the human soul。 I know now how wrong I was。 I have been 
a
traitor to myself and to my people。 All that is rot。 Now is the
time to act and to act quickly。 Fight cunning with cunning and
might with might'
'But how��' Jake asked。 'How��
'
'Why�察�by getting out and doing things。 By calling
crowds of people together and getting them to demonstrate。
'
'Huh� �That last phrase gives you away! ;getting them to
demonstrate。; What good will it do if you get them to
demonstrate against a thing if they don't know。 You're trying
to stuff the hog by way of his ass。
'
'Such vulgar expressions annoy me��' Doctor Copeland said
prudishly。
'For Christ' sake� �I don't care if they annoy you or not'
Doctor Copeland held up his hand。 'Let us not get so
overheated��' he said。 'Let us attempt to see eye to eye with
each other。
'
'Suits me。 I don't want to fight with you。
'
They were silent。 Doctor Copeland moved his eyes from one
corner of the ceiling to the other。 Several times he wet his lips
to speak and each time the word remained half´formed and
silent in his mouth。 Then at last he said�此�'My advice to you is
this。 Do not attempt to stand alone。
'
'But
'
'But�察�nothing��' said Doctor Copeland didactically。 ;The most
fatal thing a man can do is try to stand alone。
'
'I see what you're getting at。
'



Doctor Copeland pulled the neck of his nightshirt up over his 
bony shoulder and held it gathered tight to his throat。 'You 
believe in the struggle of my people for their human rights��' 
The Doctor's agitation and his mild and husky question made 
Jake's eyes brim suddenly with tears。 A quick�察�swollen rush of 
love caused him to grasp the black�察�bony hand on the 
counterpane and hold it fast。 'Sure��' he said。 
;The extremity of our need��' 
'Yes。' 
;The lack of justice�拭�The bitter inequality��' 
Doctor Copeland coughed and spat into one of the squares of 
paper which he kept beneath his pillow。 'I have a program。 It is 
a very simple�察�concentrated plan。 I mean to focus on only one 
objective。 In August of this year I plan to lead more than one 
thousand Negroes in this county on a march。 A march to 
Washington。 All of us together in one solid body。 If you will 
look in the cabinet yonder you will see a stack of letters which 
I have written260 

this week and will deliver personally。' Doctor Copeland slid 
his nervous hands up and down the sides of the narrow bed。 
'You remember what I said to you a short while ago�拭�You will 
recall that my only advice to you was�此�Do not attempt to stand 
alone。' 
'I get it��' Jake said。 
*But once you enter this it must be all。 First and foremost。 
Your work now and forever。 You must give of your whole self 
without stint�察�without hope of personal return�察�without rest or 
hope of rest。' 
'For the rights of the Negro in the South。' 
'In the South and here in this very county。 And it must be 
either all or nothing。 Either yes or no。' 
Doctor Copeland leaned back on the pillow。 Only his eyes 
seemed alive。 They burned in his face like red coals。 The fever 
made his cheekbones a ghastly purple。 Jake scowled and 
pressed his knuckles to his soft�察�wide�察�trembling mouth。 Color 
rushed to his face。 Outside the first pale light of morning had 
come。 The electric bulb suspended from the ceiling burned 
with ugly sharpness in the dawn。 
Jake rose to his feet and stood stiffly at the foot of the bed。 He 


said flatly�此�'No。 That's not the right angle at all。 I'm dead sure 
it's not。 In the first place�察�you'd never get out of town。 They'd 
break it up by saying it's a menace to public health!or some 
such trumped´up reason。 They'd arrest you and nothing would 
come of it。 But even if by some miracle you got to 
Washington it wouldn't do a bit of good。 Why�察�the whole 
notion is crazy。' 
The sharp rattle of phlegm sounded in Doctor Cope´land's 
throat。 His voice was harsh。 'As you are so quick to sneer and 
condemn�察�what do you have to offer instead��' 
'I didn't sneer��' Jake said。 'I only remarked that your plan is 
crazy。 I come here tonight with an idea much better than that。 I 
wanted your son�察�Willie�察�and the other two boys to let me push 
them around in a wagon。 They were to tell what happened to 
them and afterward I was to tell why。 In other words�察�I was to 
give a talk on the dialectics of capitalism!and show up all of 
its lies。 I would explain so that everyone would understand 
why those boys' legs were cut off。 And make everyone who 
saw them know。' 
'Pshaw� �Double pshaw��' said Doctor Copeland furious

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ly。 1 do not believe you have good sense。 If I were a man who 
felt it worth my while to laugh I would surely laugh at that。 
Never have I had the opportunity to hear of such nonsense 
first hand。' 
They stared at each other in bitter disappointment and anger。 
There was the rattle of a wagon in the street outside。 Jake 
swallowed and bit his lips。 'Huh��' he said finally。 'You're the 
only one who's crazy。 You got everything exactly backward。 
The only way to solve the Negro problem under capitalism is 
to geld every one of the fifteen million black men in these 
states。' 
'So that is the kind of idea you harbor beneath your ranting 
about justice。' 
'I didn't say it should be done。 I only said you couldn't see the 
forest for the trees。' Jake spoke with slow and painful care。 
'The work has to start at the bottom。 The old traditions 
smashed and the new ones created。 To forge a whole new 
pattern for the world。 To make man a social creature for the 


first time�察�living in an orderly and controlled society where he 
is not forced to be unjust in order to survive。 A social tradition 
in which' 
Doctor Copeland clapped ironically。 'Very good��' he said。 'But 
the cotton must be picked before the cloth is made。 You and 
your crackpot do´nothing theories can' 
'Hush� �Who cares whether you and your thousand Negroes 
straggle up to that stinking cesspool of a place called 
Washington�拭�What difference does it make�拭�What do a few 
people matter!a few thousand people�察�black�察�white�察�good or 
bad�拭�When the whole of our society is built on a foundation of 
black lies。' 
'Everything��' Doctor Copeland panted。 'Everything� �
Everything� �
'Nothing��' 
;The soul of the meanest and most evil of us on this earth is 
worth more in the sight of justice than' 
'Oh�察�the Hell with it��' Jake said。 'Balls��' 
'Blasphemer��' screamed Doctor Copeland。 'Foul blasphemer��' 
Jake shook the iron bars of the bed。 The vein in his forehead 
swelled to the point of bursting and his face was dark with 
rage。 'Short´sighted bigot��'262 

'White' Doctor Copeland's voice failed him。 He 
struggled and no sound would come。 At last he was able to 
bring forth a choked whisper�此�'Fiend。' 
The bright yellow morning was at the window。 Doctor 
Copeland's head fell back on the pillow。 His neck twisted at a 
broken angle�察�a fleck of bloody foam on his lips。 Jake looked 
at him once before�察�sobbing with violence�察�he rushed headlong 
from the room。 
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ow she could not stay in the inside room。 She had to be around 
somebody all the time。 Doing something every minute。 And if 
she was by herself she counted or figured with numbers。 She 
counted all the roses on the living´room wall´paper。 She 
figured out the cubic area of the whole house。 She counted 
every blade of grass in the back yard and every leaf on a 


certain bush。 Because if she did not have her mind on numbers 
this terrible afraidness came in her。 She would be walking 
home from school on these May afternoons and suddenly she 
would have to think of something quick。 A good thing!very 
good。 Maybe she would think about a phrase of hurrying jazz 
music。 Or that a bowl of jello would be in the refrigerator 
when she got home。 Or plan to smoke a cigarette behind the 
coal house。 Maybe she would try to think a long way ahead to 
the time when she would go north

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