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Students were assigned this essay as an inside look at oppression and racism from the last one hundred years, told by two elderly ladies in the book, Having
Our Say. 100 Years of Degradation There are several books that have to be read in English 095. ... As a white male, I am amazed at how these two African American sisters were able to live through over one hundred years of racism and discrimination, and then be able to write about their experience in a humorous, yet very interesting way. ... Sadie is the older,
103 years old, and sweeter of the sisters. ... Bessie is the younger sister, 101 years old, and is much more aggressive. ...
As the sisters tell the stories of their ancestors and then of themselves, and how they have endured over 150 years of racism in America, they tend to focus mainly on the struggles that they encountered as colored women. ... They faced many hardships and trials in over one hundred years.
Approximate Word count = 1029
Approximate Pages = 4.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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