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Evas letters to her mother in law were extremely poignant in their observations about Georgia during the reconstructive era. '''She seems to have been an ardent confederate which was surprising because it said that she had been educated in the north. I find it amazing that even someone who had been educated in northern society could still believe so firmly in the institution of slavery.''' Although the confederates lost the war it seems that the rules set forth by the union army during reconstruction and occupation made it almost impossible for them to succeed. So I can understand why her letters have such a tone of bitterness in them. I don't blame her and her husband for relocating to the north until after reconstruction ended. I wonder if they faced any sort of discrimination there.-Emma Peck | Evas letters to her mother in law were extremely poignant in their observations about Georgia during the reconstructive era. '''She seems to have been an ardent confederate which was surprising because it said that she had been educated in the north. I find it amazing that even someone who had been educated in northern society could still believe so firmly in the institution of slavery.''' Although the confederates lost the war it seems that the rules set forth by the union army during reconstruction and occupation made it almost impossible for them to succeed. So I can understand why her letters have such a tone of bitterness in them. I don't blame her and her husband for relocating to the north until after reconstruction ended. I wonder if they faced any sort of discrimination there.-Emma Peck | ||
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| + | The line that struck me the most in Eva's letters was "Adeline, Grace, and Polly have all departed in search of freedom without bidding any affectionate adieu," this clearly shows the paternalist ideal the southerners still had. Eva obviously believed that she and her husband had been doing her slaves a favor performing the role of father and providing them with a home and food. She could not understand why her slaves were so eager for freedom and didn't even goodbye before leaving. -Megan Mc | ||
== Accounts of former slaves, 1865-1937 == | == Accounts of former slaves, 1865-1937 == | ||
