He has been groaning for more then a year.
"Did you groan?" ask Dorothy
"I did. I've been groaning for more then a year, and no one has ever heard me before or come to help me."
???? Is this a question or what do I need to answer?
When Blacks were salves they had a home and something to eat. But when they got free during reconstruction, they had nothing at all which is why they they went back to the owners