Week 7 Writing the midterm

I found it very challenging to write the midterm paper. Trying to organize 400 years of history and deciding which forms of resistance to write about was the most difficult. I only had room in my paper to use 1-2 responses for each historical period to the types of oppression black Americans survived. I don't know if I have written about the most important ones, but I chose the responses that spoke the most to me of human strength and perseverence. I really enjoyed reading the Painter book. I have had some African-American history before, such as about slavery and the Civil Rights Movement. But this book gave a very complete picture of the history. Which is why I found it harder than I thought it would be to only write 8 pages. The most rewarding part was finishing it(!) and gaining a clearer understanding, not only how black resistance affected African American culture, but also American culture for all.