Segregation a Shock~Alicia

I would be so astonished if I went to a different coutry and I saw everything segregated. I would not be prepared to come to a country and see that. There were seperate water fountains, bathrooms, and the movie theaters. I would not even be able to believe what was happening. I think that it is not fair that everything was segregated because everyone should be treated with that same amount of respect. Not think the white people should be treated better than the black people.

When Elijah Became A Man

I think Elijah became a man be standing up for what he believed in. He sure told Mr. Turner what he wanted. When they gave him ten dollars he fought back. "You were offering twenty-five dollars to the others" (p.101). They kept arguing. Elijah would not go until he got the money he had been promised. "We ain't going until we get thirty-five dollars" Elijah said "Cash Money"(p.101). Elijah kept fighting until he got what he wanted. I think he showed that he had become a man.~Alicia

Jim Crow Laws

EDUCATION
Kentucky: The children of white and colored races committed to
reform schools shall be kept entirely separate from each other.


HEALTH CARE
Alabama: No person or corporation shall require any white female nurse to nurse in wards or rooms in hospitals, either public or private, in which negro men are placed.(http://americanradioworks.publicradio.org/features/remembering/laws.html)

What Kind Of Man Was Muhammad?

I choose determined because Muhammad fought a Seen-Ba and was determined to kill it because " He said he fought that animal with all his heart and every bit of strength that was in him" (p.18).

How did you feel when Lizzy left with Joshua and Lem?

I felt scared for Lizzy when she escaped. She made a good choice but I think she put herself at risk because she could have gotten caught or whipped. I got scared for Lizzy when I heard "They had heard it at the same time. The hounds! Lizzy stood stock-still, holding her breath. In the distance she could hear them. Hounds barking in the night air, their yelps coming quickly as they moved along" (p.61/62). I was glad Lizzy made it to the Yankees camp. Good thing she went because who knows what might have happened to her.

Interesting Fact About Slavery

In ancient Rome, many freed slaves were rich and some achieved high positions in government.

Yale Site Fact

Between 1790 and 1800 , Bance Island was one of the major slave trading operations on the West Coast of West Africa. The profitable slave trade connection between Oswald and Laurens—between Sierra Leone and South Carolina—was significant enough to affect the course of American history(http://www.yale.edu/glc/gullah/03.htm).