Currently my english class is reading The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson which included one powerful quote by James K. Vardaman that I will never forget.
"If it is necessary, every NEGRO in the state will be lynched."
After slavery "ended" I believe the life of the southern African American became worse. Yes, they weren't sold yet they still had no privileges or rights that even the lowest white on the totem poll had. They couldn't stand up for themselves if a white citizen spit on them and disgraced their existence. Blacks at this time were treated worse then animals. They were treated worse then the dirt beneath their feet.
What my ancestors endured has never been introduced to me. As a freshman in college I am JUST being introduced to the Great Migration and what it meant to my people. I am only beginning to learn about my past and what Negros lived though so that I can have the privileges that I do.
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