The relationship between Men and Women
Uploaded by mrscutiepie on Jan 13, 2008
The Relationship between Men and Women
Some people would say that with all the obstacles that African Americans have endured, we couldn’t take on the loyalty of love. African Americans were even defined by white people as “chattel”, an item of movable personal property, (Slavery and Womanhood, Davis 170); therefore, African Americans were being judge from the beginning. Since being forced into servitude, with the anger we may carry, our ways of behaving may show a lack of respect we have for one another. Our history contains nothing but negativity. Perfect example is Ayi Kwei Armah explanation of African American history, “wreckage of our people…what has been cast abroad is not a thousandth of our history, even if its quality were truth”, (Two Thousand Seasons, Armah, 209). Therefore, white people cast a believable statement of black love being non-existent. The African writers in, “African literature and Culture”, by Dr. Munashe Furusa explains the serenity of men and women in relationships. As the reader, we are giving the self-confidence, compassion, and commitment both sexes reveal. Most writers told...