If I were a black maid
living in Mississippi in the early 1960’s, I would feel completely mistreated. I
would not like having someone treat me horribly and value me lesser as a person
just for the reason I had a different skin color. I cannot imagine, waking up
every morning and having to deal with the things that these maids did. Even
though I come off passive to most people, when I want to, I can speak my mind.
If I strongly do not agree on how a situation is being handled, I will most definitely
speak up. In the 1960’s though, I do not know if I would have the courage to
speak up. I would think too much would be on the line. I would not want to lose
my job. If I had children, I would want to be able to provide for them. That is
not possibility if you were fired because of an altercation with someone in the
white household. I think I would try to
get a better life for myself, probably move from the south to where I could
have a better job that came with more respect.
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