Addition: Without Sanctuary And Birth Of A Nation

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In this chapter, the author introduced us to the time of Reconstruction in the United States and how slaves were one of the most unforgettable thing in our country. Addition, the two short films, “Without Sanctuary” and “Birth of a nation” display many heartbreaking photographs of the black men were being hanged on the tree and also on the bridge. Some of these slaves were burn on fire and a group of peoples gathering to watch. There are five things that I find interesting and want to talk discuss about in chapter five. One of them, is about the two books from two different author talk about the topics. However, it tells a difference stories. The second thing, that I find interesting is about the debating of slaves. I want to know more about how “Talk of freeing the slaves became more and more dangerous in the South”. The third thing, is about how textbooks have trouble acknowledging that anything might be wrong with white Americans. The four thing, is about the differences of slave and racism.

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