1. Warriors Don't Cry
People born black were not considered as persons but were considered animals and were treated as them. ... They were considered as a property that could be sold, kicked, mistreated and they were not supposed to feel anything they could not do anything to fight against this. ...
Walking down the street, sitting on the bus, or even riding your scooter-- everything you do, everywhere you go, you see people of different origins. Millions and millions of people, in cities or towns, on streets or street corners, in buildings or vehicles, not one of them the same. Yet, we've lear...
Everyone was supposed to help and had different tasks such as grinding, hewing, and churning. ... There were all kinds of animal hunts, like for instance, hare hunts, foxhunts, raccoon bunts, and opossum hunts. Other animal-related included horse racing, cock fighting, and bull baiting. In the winter, when outdoor sports that involved animals didn't come in to play, colonists, found other means of entertainment. ... In almost every case, the couple that was married didn't love each other; they were supposed to just grow on each other. ...
As Janie begins her story, she sits aside her dying Nanny, as she is presented with the challenge of never being a "spit cup" (37)* for any man, black or white, and of sitting in that high chair that her Nanny never was never allowed to sit in. This challenge becomes a burden on Janie's life that g...
Slaves are seen in this novel as animalistic creatures ("He was a fairly human man towards slaves and other animals - (14), dependent on the good will of their "master-, and always in fear of being "sold down the river-. - Being "sold down the river- meant having to work under the worst circumstances imagined by a slave further South, down the river Mississippi. - At first we are introduced to the slave Roxana whom we get to know in the form of an all-black voice teasing another black voice, namely the slave Jasper. ...