It Ll All Come Out In The Wash By Joanne Crutchfield
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Strong, self-contained, Independent, mild-mannered, and courageous are all words that come to my mind when I think about my grandmothers. These are also words that I think of when I look at other black women throughout history. Over the duration of this course I have learned about the tenacity and strength of African American Women. There are many hardships that come along with being an African American female. The trails that African American women have faced molded us into the strong people that we are today. It’ll All Come Out In The Wash by Joanne Crutchfield is an emotional retelling of a young girls experiences growing up in one of the ugliest times in history. Joanne Crutchfield writes” We are the products of our environment. A combination …show more content…
In this essay, the author
- Explains that they have learned about the tenacity and strength of african american women over the duration of this course.
- Analyzes how joanne crutchfield's it'll all come out in the wash is an emotional retelling of a young girls experiences growing up in one of the ugliest times in history.
- Analyzes how joanne crutchfield talks about growing up in segregation and how it weighed on her psychologically.
- Analyzes how explained the notions of racial inequalities in the south during this time period.
- Opines that 's story struck a chord with them when she was yelled at for standing in front of the diner.
- Narrates how they relate to a quote by henry louis gates jr. that states that the most subtle and pernicious form of racism against blacks is doubt about our intellectual capacities.
- Narrates how they were the target of racial slurs and stereotyping during high school, including comments about liking fried chicken, kool aid, watermelon, or other stereotypes.
- Analyzes how they tried to put themselves in crutchfield's situation and imagine what their life would look like if they had grew up during that time period.
- Analyzes how black feminist thought by patricia hill collins focuses on the strength of african american women and their ability to survive. other books capture how resilient women can be in tough and undesirable situations.
- Opines that joanne crutchfield's book was inspiring and covered a lot of great information. the use of imagery made the topics more relatable.
The stories that the author told were very insightful to what life was like for an African American living in the south during this time period. First the author pointed out how differently blacks and whites lived. She stated “They owned the whole damn town. The majority of whites had it made in the shade. Living on easy street, they inhabited grand houses ranging from turn-of-the-century clapboards to historics”(pg 35). The blacks in the town didn’t live in these grand homes, they worked in them. Even in today’s time I can drive around, and look at the differences between the living conditions in the areas that are dominated by whites, and the areas that are dominated by blacks. Racial inequalities are still very prevalent In today’s society. One story that the Author told that really struck a chord with me was when she went to the diner and was yelled at for just standing in front of the diner. You hear stories from like this from the past often, but it gives it a different perspective when it’s a young girl. If I was put in this situation, I would personally have a breakdown. I would want to lash out in anger and frustration, but the consequences of lashing out against a white person during this time period were very large. I have lived in predominantly white areas for most of my life, and I have not experienced any overt racism like the author …show more content…
The book was very inspiring and I think it covered a lot of great information. Something that Joanne Crutchfield managed to do very well was paint vivid pictures with her words. Everything was so detailed and descriptive, I was really drawn in by that. The use of imagery made the topics more relatable in a sense. I also liked how the book touched on the topic of mental health. Mental health issues affect everyone however, in the black community those health issues go unnoticed or unattended to. The Author shared her story of depression and how she dealt with it. I thought that aspect of the memoir was great, I think that it was wonderful that she shed a light on mental health. On the other hand the book was a little difficult to follow with the way the chapters were set up. Other than that I thought the book was good and I really
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