Racism. That is one word that many individuals hear throughout their life, and this is because of society making prejudice responses to those who are unique. Racism has always been a controversy topic that will never be forgotten. No matter how much change is made in the world today, one just cannot simply change other’s opinions and attitudes towards others humans. Harriet Jacobs is an incredible author who published Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, and this book shows personal values of someone who went through slavery. Today’s children read about slavery in their history classes; however, no one realizes that even though it was a long period of time it still affects our society today. This book teaches many core values, one of which
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It is 2016, each and everyday people are fighting for their rights, and no human on this earth wants to feel worthless. Harriet Jacobs (1861) stated, “But everywhere I found the same manifestations of that cruel prejudice, which so discourages the feelings, and represses the energies of the colored people” (p. 144). This quotes backups the point of the discouragement most black people felt as they were slaves listening to the ones who “owned” them. Throughout any community traveled in the United Sates at the time, everything remained the same. Most wealthy white Americans had slaves in their households to do the work that they may have been too busy for. For African Americans at the time walking through the streets and constantly being reminded that they were not welcome was a tragedy. This relates to Linda because as she was fighting her way to find freedom and get the word out about racism, she was constantly thrown will challenges. People told her she would not succeed just because of her skin tone, and it was hard getting help sometimes because people look down upon others that were like exactly like them. All in all, talking to people with a different color skin tone was a huge norm and this was difficult to help humans communicate with each other or get along with each …show more content…
Harriet Jacobs (1861) explained, “O, no…they don’t allow colored people to go in the first-class cars” (p. 135). The main character Linda had exampling that they were not allowed to do most of the things that white Americans were allowed to do. This brings back of the topic how African Americans were stripped of their identity as humans and put at slaves instead. There were very few people in the United States that wanted to help the blacks’ get their freedom back; however, the ones that did help made a huge impact on history. Racism has raised many eyebrows, and many concern were brought to attention during this era. With the author successfully fighting through it and publishing her book, readers have learned many core concepts. In closing, with people all not having the same rights and advantages, it raised many to up rise and rebel for themselves. Those people have made an impact on our community from this day and
It is 2016, each and everyday people are fighting for their rights, and no human on this earth wants to feel worthless. Harriet Jacobs (1861) stated, “But everywhere I found the same manifestations of that cruel prejudice, which so discourages the feelings, and represses the energies of the colored people” (p. 144). This quotes backups the point of the discouragement most black people felt as they were slaves listening to the ones who “owned” them. Throughout any community traveled in the United Sates at the time, everything remained the same. Most wealthy white Americans had slaves in their households to do the work that they may have been too busy for. For African Americans at the time walking through the streets and constantly being reminded that they were not welcome was a tragedy. This relates to Linda because as she was fighting her way to find freedom and get the word out about racism, she was constantly thrown will challenges. People told her she would not succeed just because of her skin tone, and it was hard getting help sometimes because people look down upon others that were like exactly like them. All in all, talking to people with a different color skin tone was a huge norm and this was difficult to help humans communicate with each other or get along with each …show more content…
Harriet Jacobs (1861) explained, “O, no…they don’t allow colored people to go in the first-class cars” (p. 135). The main character Linda had exampling that they were not allowed to do most of the things that white Americans were allowed to do. This brings back of the topic how African Americans were stripped of their identity as humans and put at slaves instead. There were very few people in the United States that wanted to help the blacks’ get their freedom back; however, the ones that did help made a huge impact on history. Racism has raised many eyebrows, and many concern were brought to attention during this era. With the author successfully fighting through it and publishing her book, readers have learned many core concepts. In closing, with people all not having the same rights and advantages, it raised many to up rise and rebel for themselves. Those people have made an impact on our community from this day and