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“Heretofore such men had served their masters only in the fields; now they would do not less faithful service at the polls.” As Trelease points out, “Nowhere did white underestimation of negro intelligence show itself more clearly.” While this opinion was not held the majority of white Southerners, it does demonstrate the paternalistic impulse left over from slavery. What were some of the ways in which vigilantism like the KKK was rationalized alongside a belief in a childlike dependence by the former slaves? – Erin B. | “Heretofore such men had served their masters only in the fields; now they would do not less faithful service at the polls.” As Trelease points out, “Nowhere did white underestimation of negro intelligence show itself more clearly.” While this opinion was not held the majority of white Southerners, it does demonstrate the paternalistic impulse left over from slavery. What were some of the ways in which vigilantism like the KKK was rationalized alongside a belief in a childlike dependence by the former slaves? – Erin B. | ||
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| + | On page 5 Trealease writes about the belief that Emancipation increased the Southern white rape complex because freedom presumably stimulated the Negro's innate passion for white women and removed external restrains. What are your thoughts about this supreme taboo that was held by Southern whites?- Nick | ||
== Fahs/Waugh, "Anna Dickinson" == | == Fahs/Waugh, "Anna Dickinson" == | ||
