Blog 3/11

What i found interesting was how the Negro's were basically the ones who created the New World even though it is said that the Europeans were the ones who made it. Also the Negro's were very loyal to the Europeans even though they forced them to work. Another thing i found very interesting was that there was two areas, the western and southern parts. Also Tannenbaum says that African women of color were treated differently in the U.S and Brazil. For evidence he writes that in colonial Brazil, persons of color, and especially women, found more social opportunities and respect. He illustrates this point by referring to examples of relatively privileged black women in colonial Brazil, including those who are slaves themselves. Also by reading the text i learned that according to Tannenbaum, he says that even though Emancipation legally freed the Negro, the white man still couldn't accept the fact that it was over. I'm looking forward to understanding more about what this book is about.