When Harris and his companions arrive in Terrytown, a black man warns them of the “bad character of the place towards colored people, especially those who were escaping to freedom.” Explain what this means and how Harris’s account demonstrates the town’s bad character.

Take a look at this online dictionary entry. language etymology middle english language, from old french language, from latin lingua ("tongue, speech, language”). noun 1. a form of communication using words either spoken or gestured with hands and structured with grammar, often with a writing system. 2. the ability to communicate using words. 3. nonverbal communication. 4. the vocabulary and usage in a particular field. 5. the words used in speech or a passage of text. 6. spoken or written words. which link would readers of this dictionary entry click if they wanted more information about the historical origins of the word "language”?