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Before reading Brown's essay, I didn't realize that African American women were as involved in politics as they were. Brown talks about the "internal political arena" that black women participated in by attending public forums, parades, rallies, and conventions. Brown states that, "African American women and men understood the vote to be a collective possession, not an individual one, and furthermore that African American women...viewed African American men's vote as equally theirs." (135) Like others have already said, it surprises me that African American men considered their wives' opinions concerning politics and voting. -Marilyn | Before reading Brown's essay, I didn't realize that African American women were as involved in politics as they were. Brown talks about the "internal political arena" that black women participated in by attending public forums, parades, rallies, and conventions. Brown states that, "African American women and men understood the vote to be a collective possession, not an individual one, and furthermore that African American women...viewed African American men's vote as equally theirs." (135) Like others have already said, it surprises me that African American men considered their wives' opinions concerning politics and voting. -Marilyn | ||
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| + | I thought it was really interesting how African Americans had a different view of family and whites thought lesser of them for it. It makes sense that they would want to help their neighbors because they remember what it was like before and their concept of family is probably different because for a while their real family could have been anywhere in the country and they needed someone to be there for them. -- Christine W. | ||
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| + | I did not realize that right after the Civil War African Americans were not interested in trying to make a bunch of money and be well off at least not by our standards. I was always taught that African Americans were after the "American Dream" just like everyone else. I understand why they were not having read the article, it was just new to me. -- Christine W. | ||
