Growing Up In The South Analysis

This is a summary of a interview that I had with my mother Adrienne Callaway, whom I asked some questions about being raised black in the south. The first question I asked her was “What do you remember about being young and growing up in the south?”, to which she replied “I remember how safe it was where I lived that you could sleep with the doors and windows open. I remember how blacks and whites had their own schools, and even though there was desegregation whites were not allowed to be your friends.” Understanding how she might have felt being around whites, but not being able to befriend them can be seen as a tough experience. The next question was “What were some challenges you had to face being a black woman in the south?”, she replied “As a black woman, it was hard because you would be consider last on the totem pole, and we were seen as stereotypes such as bare foot and pregnant. We weren’t really able to vote as much as we …show more content…
Ours kids have no idea of the struggle their people endured and some just don’t care. Some people just don’t really understand what people like Dr. King has done along with much others.” I think it’s good and bad that she sees some things that haven’t changed meaning we could be following in our ancestries footsteps, but that could be a bad thing meaning there’s no change occurring. I then proceeded to ask the four question “How has your past experience played a part in raising your family?”, she replied “My past has inspired me to push my family to be the best in whatever and don’t let no one tell you that you can’t. Also to never give up, and no matter how strong the wind might be, if it pushes you down just get up and try