Weekly Reading

Race and revolution presents the reader with a deep insight towards slavery that was faced by Black Americans during the Revolutionary era When reading the book , one would get to feel how a Black American had felt during that time and the life that they were forced to be in . There were many sad moments in the book that made the reader question how could another human being treat other human beings so badly ? Apart from that , the author claims that slaves were not unaware of their situation and the society was aware

of what was going on at that time Furthermore , Staughton Lynd , a progressive historian in the 20th century established the fact that race issues were given very little attention On the other hand , the author also claims that there were people in the society who supported abolition of slavery among Black Americans during the Revolutionary era . However , this attempt failed and the suffering of Black Americans continued

This book changed my perception of what I had learnt earlier on about the Revolutionary era and its society . This makes me feel bad that Black Americans had to undergo so much of suffering during those times just because of their skin color . However , towards the ending , the author clearly states that slavery should have and could have been abolished during that era itself . This creates a question of why didn 't those people abolish slavery since Black Americans are just like any other people in America , why were they...