James Baldwin Quote
The Negroes in Harlem, who have no money, spend what they have on such gimcracks as they are sold. These include wider TV screens, more faithful hi-fi sets, more powerful cars, all of which, of course, are obsolete long before they are paid for. Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor; and if one is a member of a captive population, economically speaking, one’s feet have simply been placed on the treadmill forever.
James Baldwin
The Negroes in Harlem, who have no money, spend what they have on such gimcracks as they are sold. These include wider TV screens, more faithful hi-fi sets, more powerful cars, all of which, of course, are obsolete long before they are paid for. Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor; and if one is a member of a captive population, economically speaking, one’s feet have simply been placed on the treadmill forever.
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