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I thought that this article was excellent! It mostly astounded me that everything was news to me; I could not remember having studied any of the details Brown presented in the article at any time in my history schooling, kindergarten through college. Brown presented large amounts of information and numerous varying viewpoints, but admirably refused to simplify anything. The most intriguing points for me included the idea of a collective freedom and political power, and the examples of armed women accompanying their husbands to the polls to ensure that their vote was cast correctly and fairly. The selflessness of the black Richmonders in creating their tight-knit community was amazing to read about, and the confusion with which it was received (i.e. Aunt Judy) was sad and shameful. --Sarah Smethurst | I thought that this article was excellent! It mostly astounded me that everything was news to me; I could not remember having studied any of the details Brown presented in the article at any time in my history schooling, kindergarten through college. Brown presented large amounts of information and numerous varying viewpoints, but admirably refused to simplify anything. The most intriguing points for me included the idea of a collective freedom and political power, and the examples of armed women accompanying their husbands to the polls to ensure that their vote was cast correctly and fairly. The selflessness of the black Richmonders in creating their tight-knit community was amazing to read about, and the confusion with which it was received (i.e. Aunt Judy) was sad and shameful. --Sarah Smethurst | ||
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| + | While reading this chapter, I see parallels between this article, and the previous article we read, by Alice Fahs. The women of the Civil War were very family oriented and patriotic, and these were one in the same. When the men went off to fight, the families relied on one another to get through the tough times they were facing. It seems to be the same with the Black community. These Black communities were "family oriented" (P. 156), and were said to "provide a variety of support - physical, economic, emotional, and psychological." (P. 156) The family unit was a way to get through the tough times of the post Civil War, especially for African Americans. I agree with what Thomas Bayne said about the right to vote, and it being "inherently linked to freedom." (P. 161) I don't understand how the white delegate E.L. Gibson could refute the idea of suffrage being related to freedom. For African Americans at the time, the right to vote was a way for them to separate themselves from the bonds of slavery they once endured. Suffrage meant freedom; it meant that the Black community finally had a voice, which to them, was probably equal to freedom. --- Alex Mankarios | ||
