Slaves would also hold separate meetings to hear from slave preachers, even though these meetings were illegal. ... But the themes of deliverance and triumph were, also, commonly expressed. ... Slaves also tried to raise a few vegetables on the little piece of land, which was assigned to him in order to provide a little more for the family. ...
There are a multitude of underlying themes in the lives of African Americans throughout history. One of the most prominent themes is resistance. ... Centuries later, even after the Civil War (the war that was so called fought to "free slaves" but in actuality was fought over power and control by two separate factions of the ruling class) Africans were still resisting. ... In this document, a police officer gives his account of the women's reasons for striking, "They swear they will never wash another piece for less than one dollar a dozen, but they will never get it and wil...
