Blog 21: Making Connections

1. Q: Why does Uncle Willie walk with a limp?

A: It is a result from a childhood accident

2. Q: Does Bailey and Maya stay in Momma's store overnight?

A: Yes they all live there

3. Q: Why is maya upset when they are leaving with Bailey Sr. even though she hates Stamps?

A: She does not want to leave Momma and Uncle Willie

4. Q: Why do Bailey and Maya get so upset that they smash the picture f their father

A: They could not Figure out why he left them and why he never wrote

5. Q: Are "the Boys" that are "looking" for Uncle Willie the KKK?'

A: Yes they are and they want to kill him

Blog 20: Segregation Presented in Chapter 8

How did the depression impact the black community of Stamps?

They say that the people in the town were so prejudice that Negroes couldn't buy vanilla ice cream. He could only have Chocolate.

Did it Change Them Much?

Did it alter their views on life?

Yes. It resulted in negroes trying to wear a mask, not wanting to be proud of who they are. The whites made them feel insignificant.

Were they better or worse off than the white community?

The negroes were worse off then the white community because they were not allowed to go anywhere and the had very strict restrictions that pretty much did not allow them to live.

Which would recover faster?

The White would recover faster because even though they had the same amount of money the whites had more access in the community.

I would rather be a Caucasian in this time period because they had a higher class in the society

Blog 19: Angelou's Life, Times, & Message

1: Time Period: African-American Experience in U.S., 1930s & 1940s

Billie Holiday singer in 1940s and Jackie Robinson baseball 1945-

2: Maya Angelou: Biography

She was raped and had a child at 16, and wrote I know why the cage bird sings in 1970

3: Racism: What is it? How has it occurred in the U.S.?

prejudice, discrimination against a group of people, it does not occure as badly as it was in the 1900s

4: Maya Angelou: Works & Publications

Books:Gather together in my name, Life doesnt frighten me, I know why the cage bird sings

Awards: golden eagle award, Grammy.

Poems: Still i rise, weekend glory