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Essay / Research Paper Abstract
A 5 page paper which examines the life
of African Americans from 1865 to 1930 as presented in the work “Freedom’s Child: The
Life of a Confederate General's Black Daughter” by Carrie Allen McCray. No additional
sources cited.
Page Count:
5 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAmccray.rtf
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no one way in which African Americans, or whites, lived during these times anymore than there is one way the descendants of these people live today. We have African Americans
who were incredibly educated and successful in parts of the country during the time following the Civil War. We also have many more who were simple laborers scratching out a
living. In "Freedoms Child: The Life of a Confederate Generals Black Daughter" by Carrie Allen McCray we have one very unique story that is perhaps unlike most stories associated with
the African American experience. In the following paper we examine some parts of her story as they define the African American experience from 1865 to 1930. Freedoms Child From
the very first page of McCrays book we see that her story is somewhat different than that of many other African Americans during the time. It is a story about
her family, beginning with slavery and ending with her mothers strong involvement in the Civil Rights movement. What makes her story so incredibly different, as we note on the first
page, is that her grandfather was white. Now, of course, many slaves were at the mercy of their masters and as such many female slaves found themselves bearing a white
mans baby. So, in this there is no unique condition. But, the unique element comes into play when we note that the household possesses a picture of this man, as
though he were admired and welcomed as an active part of the family: "In Mamas bedroom there was a huge four-poster bed, the birthing bed where all except one of
her ten children were born. In that same room, on the mantelpiece over the fireplace, was a picture of a white man in a uniform....In later years, my brother Hunter
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