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"How maddening it was to be born in a cotton field with aspirations of grandeur." This quote captures the significance of segregation during this time. How Maya feels about being black and how it will effect the way she grows up. She explains in this quote how mad it makes her to think that she can't be succesful because of her skin color. Growing up in the cotton fields is a symbol for her being black and not being able to have freedom to be who she would like to be.
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