One of the brothers (the others being Jim and Burns) who financed the illegal slave-trading expedition in which Cudjo was forcibly brought to America. After the Civil War, Cudjo is sent by his fellow villagers to ask Tim Meaher for a piece of land, on which they can construct their own village. Meaher angrily rebuffs this legitimate request, saying that he doesn’t owe anything to people who were once his “property.” His response shows the strong sense of entitlement and white supremacy that characterizes America even after the Civil War is over.
Tim Meaher Quotes in Barracoon
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Chapter 8
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Cap’n jump on his feet and say, ‘Fool do you think I goin’ give you property on top of property? I tookee good keer my slaves in slavery and derefo’ I doan owe dem nothing? You doan belong to me now, why must I give you my lan’?’
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Tim Meaher Quotes in Barracoon
The Barracoon quotes below are all either spoken by Tim Meaher or refer to Tim Meaher. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 8
Quotes
Cap’n jump on his feet and say, ‘Fool do you think I goin’ give you property on top of property? I tookee good keer my slaves in slavery and derefo’ I doan owe dem nothing? You doan belong to me now, why must I give you my lan’?’
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