The Warden By: Etheridge Knight

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The WardenBy Etheridge Knight

• The warden said to me the other day(innocently,
  I think). Say, etheridge,why come the black
  boys dont run offlike the white boys do?I
  lowered my jaw and scratched my headand said
  (innocently, I think), Well, suh,I aint for
  sure, but I reckon its causewe aint got no
  wheres to run to.