This passage stood out to me as a good representation of the Jim Crow south. This man thought he had the right to tell her what to do just because she was a sharecropper on his land. He did not hold power over her but he felt he was above her because of her color. He told her that she had to withdraw her registration or he would kick her off his land but in the same breath said she had to leave anyway. She wasn't given a choice but he thought he could intimidate her anyway. I am proud of her for being brave and doing what was right for herself and her race. - LaDonna Jones

This passage stood out to me as the most horrific of them all. This entire experience was awful but the cruelty it took to make another black prisoner beat her for no reason is disgusting. It shows that the patrolmen didn't even think of them as human because there is no way a normal person could do this to another person. There is no way this is a stand alone incident either. I'll bet they made a practice out of using their power to intimidate and harm black Americans. - LaDonna Jones

This section is important to read because I believe that people who do not agree with a modified distribution of wealth will think that others will be lazy and "collect" their money. Huey Long is stating that people should not live in poverty and that people who live in such a wealthy country should not be going without food and shelter. I completely agree with his sentiment and I think it holds true today even more so. The majority of people who live in poverty would love to work and make their way out but for most cases the system is stacked against them. If they are born into poverty they do not start on the same footing as everyone else and it is even more difficult to work their way out. - LaDonna Jones

It is amazing to me that Huey Long was noticing and trying to fight the same issues that we are seeing today. He saw the rise of the millionaires and billionaires and was trying to stop the unfair distribution of wealth in this country before it got out of hand. Unfortunately, the same thing that happened then is happening now. The rich are more powerful than the poor and he was made to be quiet or should I say assassinated before he could make a difference in the gap of wealth. I cannot say that I agree with all he proposed but he was also from a different era and did not know what kind of nation we would become now. I agree with the notion that there should not be such a wealth distribution gap and that the rich should have a moral obligation to help those that are starving and jobless, especially in times like the COVID-19 epidemic. - LaDonna Jones

DuBois speaks about how Washington created a movement of submission and adjustment within the black community. He spends most of this excerpt saying that Washington is to blame but at the end states that it was not he alone that could have fulfilled the entire movement. I disagree with what DuBois is saying in this excerpt about Washington. He did not intend to keep the black community at bay from civil rights and equality. He intended to find a way to move forward step by step. DuBois is attempting to discredit a powerful black leader at a time that more powerful black leaders were needed. That being said I do not disagree with the message that DuBois is putting forth. I believe that his ideas should have been the next step from where Washington paved the way years earlier. - LaDonna Jones

This passage struck me as very powerful. Up until this point Washington was referencing the separateness of the white and black communities with the focus of reconnecting. Here he shows that they have been intertwined all along. He is pleading the case that the races should acknowledge their differences but come together to foster a more prosperous future together. It took much courage and humbleness to propose that everyone focus on the future and move forward. - LaDonna Jones