Title. Justice for the black community from 1929 to 1964 in America was a long and tortuous journey. The Great Depression, Brown v. Board of Education, and the Civil Rights Movement are clear demonstrations of the atrocities, struggles, and violence that the black community unfortunately had to endure during these massive cultural changes that were occurring in the United States at the end of World War II. time to survive. Here, in the book Song of Solomon by Tony Morrison, the character of Guitar Baines is a representation of the justice that the black community sought during and after the abolition of segregation, while also designating an individual of color having to fight against injustices of racism in America. As a result, Morison therefore wanted to highlight the effects of violence on individuals who saw these atrocities occurring in their community, but who believed that justice could only be served by carrying out the same acts of violence that occurred to them. had been inflicted on their oppressors. . In turn, Morrison writes: “This means that a black man is only the victim of a crime when a white man says so. Only then. If there was anything like or close to justice and the courts when a cracker kills a black man, there would be no need for seven days. But there is none; that's what we are. »(160). As a result, when Morrison uses the spondee "black man", which reinforces the connotation of the word "victim", she has used the character of Guitar to represent the views of an individual of color towards the American justice system. Thus, Guitar symbolizes the justice that the black community hoped to experience after desegregation, but which unfortunately was never achieved due to the still flourishing racism in America. Therefore, it is in this chapter that we see Guitar's character represent a battle between the fight for justice and the psychological effects of racism on how some in the black community believed justice should be served in America . Which, in turn, inspired an individual of color to commit violent acts against their oppressors. The alliteration of the words “cracker kills” intensifies the hateful tone of the connotation of the word “Negro”. Additionally, the connotation of the words “justice” and “courts” adds a disturbing image to the “Seven Days” spondee. Furthermore, illustrating that the destructive nature of racism has unfortunately transformed individuals of color who sought justice for their community into oppressors by believing that justice and violence are one in the