Combined with the exclusion of Black figures from Zephyr’s brownstone tour, this quote evokes the dark history of racist events in the United States that are often buried or entirely omitted from the mythology of American success. Applied more specifically, the reference to pavement in the quote alludes to the prominent road white people constructed through a Black graveyard in historical Weeksville. This thematic observation encapsulates the nature of events throughout the novel, beginning with the discarded photo album Theo finds in the trash and ending with the literal destruction of Black people through opioid experimentation in order to save white lives. Importance: This quote distills Sydney’s opening rumination on racism and gentrification into a solitary point: Black culture is destroyed for white progress. Alyssa Cole (Author of When No One Is Watching) Alyssa Cole Goodreads Author Born AugWebsite Twitter alyssacolelit Genre Romance, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction Member Since January 2014 edit data Alyssa Cole is an award-winning author of historical, contemporary, and sci-fi romance. People bury the parts of history they don't like, pave it over like African cemeteries beneath Manhattan skyscrapers.
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