Whites And Blacks In The County: Chapter Analysis

The chapter indicates that a form of slavery is still present in the county. The blacks have jobs as nannies, maids, and doing yard work. Once slavery was abolished whites found ways around it; paying blacks a minimum amount to continue doing the same work.

The author chooses to discuss the history of whites and blacks in different sections of the chapter because they still live in different sections of the county. The difference I notice is that they are civil with one another and can get along in a respective manner. I believe they can do this because the black people are still working for the white people.

Her description makes me feel awful for the black community of McIntosh. There were things mentioned throughout the first two chapters