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Raine Tesco
A black television personality and preacher. Most of his work consists of activism to raise awareness for black people who are either wrongfully convicted of crimes or are murdered by police. Ruth finds him too angry, while Adisa thinks that he's the only person capable of making sure white people hear how angry black people really are. As Ruth's trial begins to move forward, Mercy offers to help her. He and Adisa organize one march but Ruth ultimately declines his help after Kennedy points out that the media attention won't do them any good. Despite this, Mercy and his followers still assemble daily outside the courthouse during Ruth's trial. Kennedy contacts him for help when she discovers that Davis was a carrier for sickle cell anemia, a disorder that mostly affects African Americans. With this information Mercy is able to find Adele, Brit's mother, and subsequently shatter Turk's conceptions about Brit, Francis, and love itself.
Wallace Mercy Quotes in Small Great Things
The Small Great Things quotes below are all either spoken by Wallace Mercy or refer to Wallace Mercy. 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 14, Ruth
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"The fact that I'm Black was never an issue in my relationship with my colleagues."
"Not until they needed a scapegoat. What I am trying to say, Ruth—may I call you that?—is that we will stand with you. Your Black brothers and sisters will go to bat for you. They will risk their jobs for you. They will march on your behalf and they will create a roar that cannot be ignored."
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Wallace Mercy Quotes in Small Great Things
The Small Great Things quotes below are all either spoken by Wallace Mercy or refer to Wallace Mercy. 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:
).
Chapter 14, Ruth
Quotes
"The fact that I'm Black was never an issue in my relationship with my colleagues."
"Not until they needed a scapegoat. What I am trying to say, Ruth—may I call you that?—is that we will stand with you. Your Black brothers and sisters will go to bat for you. They will risk their jobs for you. They will march on your behalf and they will create a roar that cannot be ignored."
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