CHOMSKY:

"Back during slavery, when Black people like me talked to the slaves, they
didn't kill 'em, they sent some old house Negro around behind him to undo
what he said....There were two kinds of Negroes. There was that old house
Negro and the field Negro. And the house Negro always looked out for his
master. When the field Negroes got too much out of line, he held them back
in check. He put 'em back on the plantation.

The house Negro could afford to do that because he lived better than the
field Negro. He ate better, he dressed better, and he lived in a better
house. He lived right up next to the master--in the attic or the basement.
He ate the same food his master ate and wore his same clothes. And he
could talk just like his master--good diction. And he loved his master
more than the master loved himself. That's why he didn't want his master
hurt.

If the master got sick, he'd say, 'What's the matter, boss, we sick'? When
the master's house caught afire, he'd try to put the fire out. He didn't
want his master's house burned. He never wanted his master's property
threatened. That was the house Negro.

But then you had some field Negroes, who lived in huts, had nothing to
lose. They wore the worst kind of clothes. They ate the worst food. And
they caught hell. They felt the sting of the lash. They hated their
master; oh yes, they did.

If the master got sick, they'd pray that the master died. If the master's
house caught afire, they'd pray for a strong wind to come along. This was
the difference between the two. And today you still have house Negroes and
field Negroes." Feb. 3, 1965

"Any time you throw your weight behind a political party that controls
two-thirds of the government, and that party can't keep the promises that
it made to you during election time, and you're dumb enough to walk around
continuing to identify yourself with that political party, you're not only
a chump but you're a traitor to your race." April 12, 1964