So What Does Stylez Think?
After reading this, it still surprises me and I realize sometimes, you forget how manipulative the customs and then laws were, in order to "keep us under control"! And how far we've come to fight and change those laws! But how far we still need to go to get people to turn from these attitudes!
MOMENTS IN BLACK HISTORY
1857
Richmond, Virginia, passes a comprehensive slave code that, among other stipulations, prohibits self-hiring by slaves, restricts blacks from entering certain parts of the city, specifies street etiquette, and forbids slaves from smoking, carrying canes, standing on the sidewalk, and using provocative language.
via Moments In Black History | Spoken Words & Thoughts
Powerful reminder, huh!?
That is what Stylez thinks! What do you think? Leave it in the comments!
That is what Stylez thinks! What do you think? Leave it in the comments!
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