Compare And Contrast Rural And Urban Life

It is just to say that for many decades, way before we were free the “ flowering” of our nation was not so sunny, being dictated by masters, institutions and politics. The rural life was around the 1770 's through the 1940 's following the urban life which is present day. The slave period was full of experiences, where the experiences of Black people are both similar and different to the rural and urban life. The rural Back belt was in the south, in which Blacks were forced into a molded nationality, sharing social, cultural, economic, and political experiences. Also enduring massive attacks and brutality, the rural period was where the national oppression originated. The urban life is not full of forced dictatorship,shared social and cultural experiences, and there is more social mobility. Also in the urban life after slavery and present day, the population is much more controlled …show more content…
They controlled the Blacks in the rural period by the peonage and the disenfranchisement. The disenfranchisement led to them being unable to vote because they had to pay poll taxes,take literacy tests and be properly qualified. After slavery was suppose to have ended these control methods were just like a form of slavery because they were neglected their rights and their financial shares. Furthermore, slaves created organizations such as a program called the messenger, in which Blacks resisted physically and economically. These organizations allowed these incarcerated individuals their own freedom and their own way to gain financially, socially, be free and overall mean be called something more than just a slave. In addition, the rural period is reflected in the art because through the pictures William H. Johnson created, they show the struggle, culture, and fear yet a image of one day blacks would be able to be out after dark, be free and live their lives free of oppression. The opposite of what the rural period