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Grandmother's Victory by Maya Angelou
Grandmother's Victory was written by Maya Angelou. This story was
about Maya Angelou as a young girl
who lived in the state of Arkansas with her grandmother, whom she
called "Mama", in the 1940's. Maya's
grandmother wsa a very clean God fearing woman. She taught her
grandchildren to be clean, religious, respectful,
and God fearing also. In the 1940's there was segregation between
blacks and whites. So therefore, there was a
lot of racial tension. Whites didn't have to respect, or some didn't
speak to blacks with any respect. Mama owned
a grocery store (well knowed in both the black and white communities)
on her own farmland. At the time it was
really uncommon for blacks to own anything. Some whites, whom Maya and
others referred to as "powhitetrash",
lived on Mama's farmland behind the school. The white children
frequently came to the store and were often
disrespectful. But Mama and other blacks had to "becareful" of whites,
and couldn't say much to them because
of the times.
Because of segregation blacks and whites couldn't share the same
schools, banks, or any other facilities.
And when they did, blacks had to sit in the back. For instance, blacks
and whites could share a movie theatre, but
blacks had to sit in the balcony. Whites treated blacks with no
respect. Especially white children. They would tease
and make fun of black elders. And would talk to them any kind of way.
Whites did this because they felt could and
because they felt blacks where beneath them. While black children had
to treat ALL elders, both blacks and whites
with respect.
The...
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