The Danger Of Having Been Blac
Maya Angelou, the famous author of I Know Why the Caged Bird
Sings, has written through this book her autobiography and a look at the segregation in the
early years of 1930's. On page 187 of that book she has written that: " It seemed terribly
unfair to have a toothache and a headache and have to bear at the same time the heavy
burden of blackness." Earlier in her childhood she suffered and learned from the
grievance of certain white people in the south part of United States of America. At Stamps
where she was raised by her grandmother, as a child she was affected by racism
and those who preached it. She could not even believe they were human or real. She had
lived it and had some ...
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where as a child she was raised, the
first act that made her burst in tears was when the three little powhitetrash girls were mocking
Momma her grandmother. They were calling her by the first name instead of the last name. " Bye, Annie."
Although, they were living on her own land, they did not hesitate to show their impudence
to the owner because they were white. They were as poor as, and even poorer than Momma, but
their skin made the difference.
How can I imagine that only because I am black, I could not take just a
little look at beautiful white girl? Then, the black area of Stamps became so scary knowing
that " the boys "(The members of the KKK, Ku Klux Klan) will be around later.
They pretended that a negro had " messed with a white girl ". And whenever
that happened, all the negroes were like on death row. It was very awful, at that
age, two children were not only suffering from segregation, but they understood the
situation also. How can I imagine that ...
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how that would be if Cullinan became Cull! I presume that Maya would be in her
tomb already.
I believe that America is looking up today comparatively to what happened early in the
years 1930s and 1940s.This explains that Martin Luther King did not fight for no reason. Though, the
idea dwells again in certain minds, the law has forbidden any of some kinds of behavior. I wonder,
how Doctor Lincoln would survive with his policy " better dog than nigger " today? How could a doctor,
a professional who supposes to respect and have certain consideration for human life, say a such
thing? " Annie, you know I don't treat nigra, colored people." And Momma said. " Seem to
me, Dentist ...
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