Walking Across America 2

old, archaic term for ‘yourself’

old, archaic term for ‘you’

a very unhappy, contemptible, or undeserving person

short for condominium, an apartment-style home attached to one or more other home units

four, five, or six-stringed American folk instrument

in this context ‘the help’ refers to African-Americans who needed to work as maids or servants for the white people who have now left

negative feelings about a group of other people, even if you don’t know them

an African-American, or black person; this word is deeply offensive. Do not use it!

‘Do unto others as you would have them do unto you’ – often associated with Christian or Biblical roots, see Matthew 7:12 in the Bible

colloquial variant of ‘it + was’