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“To Act or To Say?”
Central to Gaines’s commentary on race in this story is the debate between the older preacher and the younger man in the dentist’s office over the relevance of God and the lack of action within the Black community. Though Gaines uses this conflict to signal an emerging era of civil rights activism, the debate about action versus language is universal. You will debate the question: Which is a better vehicle for social change: action or language?
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By Ernest J. Gaines