In my opinion, Linda was free the moment she stepped off the Flint property and escaped the abuse of Mr.Flint and is overly-cautius wife. But technically she is free when Mr.Bruce buys Linda her freedom from the Dodges. Linda seems to have the same viewpoint, she feels guilty when Mr.Bruce buys her something she feels like she already has. Even after Linda is free she doesn't feel that her troubles are over. She it still forced to cope with prejudices in the north, even if she is free, she has not escaped the hate that still follows her around.

Truth.

Linda takes a passage in the book to explain exactly what was about to happen to the audience. However she does it for a very good reason. When Linda has an affair with Mr.Sands she tells the reader before hand that she did something wrong, something she wasn't proud of, but she did it with a cause in mind. This makes it so much easier to establish a relationship with the character, because the reader feels like they're being confided in, which helps strengthen the relationship. Linda coming forward and explaining first hand that what she did was wrong and she knows it, is a huge step to the readers trusting her.

Slave Girl

The fact that this book is written by someone who experienced everything first hand makes it so much more genuine and believable then if it were written by someone who say, heard stories passed down through the family. The author is very talented at getting her audience to see her as a credible source of information, making this book one of the most important pieces when trying to understand how slavery worked and how slaves were treated each and every day. The author doesn't hold back at all and truly shows her audience everything that happens along the way, the book is straight forward, and doesn't try to cover up what slavery really was.

Socialization

Parrillo's idea of the socialization process is mainly that children learn nearly everything from their parents, from their ideas on whether or not Christina Agulara is a good singer, to whether or not the jews caused all the problems in Germany. Parents ideals get instilled in a child, and then the child tends to envelope their own ideas around the original premise. The idea of southerners being more racist then other areas of the country dates all the way back to the Civil War, slave owners in the south taught their children that black people were below them, and those chldren taught their children, and so on and so forth, thus making the south the more racist area it is today. Parrillo's idea of socialization holds true in more areas then one.

Everyone's a little bit racist (alright.)

I have a very good friend who is half pacific islander, making him half Asian. There was a day we were all hanging out at a mutual friends house and someone made an Asian joke, my half pacific islander friend got a little peeved, and none of us seemed to understand why he took it so personally. To us it was a lighthearted joke that we meant absolutely nothing by, to him it went deeper then that. Opinions weren't changed in this situation, but frustrations did grow. Although the word 'racist' was never thrown in, because it would have been to harsh for a group of 16 & 17 year olds, and as Watchel argues, it makes it impossible to have a conversation about race at all, it did cause an uncomfortable situation for us to deal with.

Jefferson is a dastard

The opposing views on Jefferson are difficult and obnoxious to comprehend. In history classes, we have been taught over and over again that Jefferson believed in white supremacy, and was a rich man who owned hundreds an hundreds of slaves. In no way did he believe in equality for all, let alone try to act on any impulse of equality. In 'Notes on the State of Virginia' Jefferson presents himself as a man who values every person, who strives to make this great nation equal for all.
The differences in the way Jefferson approaches equality could be tagged to a variety of different reasons. Either his meaning in 'Notes on the State of Virginia' were misconstrued, or historians are false in saying he was a white supremacist who owned as many slaves as he did.

Speeches.

Overall I thought the speeches were incredibly well done. Everyone did their research and took the project seriously, which was a welcoming change for us. I was particularly impressed With Josh, Molly, Steve, and Breanna. Josh was able to make the point that I had wandering through my head the entire time he was talking 'you're not black....' he made the connection wonderfully. Molly had what I thought to be the most clean cut presentation (shocker.), it was wonderfully delivered and showed me a side of Molly few are privileged to, public speaking. Steve, as always, was probably the most confident of everyone that went to give a speech. Everything flowed very well and not only showed Steve's personal love for the arts, but how beneficial they are to everyone. Breanna also struck me as a wonderful speech, hers to me was the most sincere of the day and the hardest to zone-out during. The stories she gave were heartfelt and brought a true life to the speech.

Also, shout out to Kwame for the doughnuts.