The Glory Field By Walter Dean Myers

Melton McLaurin, in his book, “Separate Pasts,” recalls memories of growing up in his hometown of Wade, North Carolina. During this time, McLaurin works in his grandfather’s store in the segregated South. McLaurin writes of his interactions with the black community and observes the segregated lifestyle of black and whites. In his book “Separate Pasts,” McLaurin describes the black citizens of Wade that have influenced and changed his views of segregation and racism.

When he had arrived in Buffalo, Lewis’s first reaction to when they had finally reached his Uncle Otis’s home. “When we reached my Uncle O.C’s home and Dink’s house, I couldn’t believe it, They had white people living next door to them...on BOTH sides.” (Lewis and Aydin March Book 1: 43) Segregation in the north wasn’t a big deal to people in the north than it was in the south and from that he experienced a lot during that visit in the north. Once he had returned back home, he knew what was different now, he understood what the problem and differences were while he was up in Buffalo and at home. It came to him when school time was coming back around in the fall. “ In the fall, I started right the bus to school ,which should’ve been fun. But it was just another sad reminder of how different our lives were from those of white children.” (Lewis and Aydin March Book 1: 47) Between the black and white community, Lewis saw how “degrading” it was when it had came to school. They didn’t have the nice playground, the nicest bus, roads, and the ugly, sad sight of the prison full of black men and only black men, but he had managed to get pass all of the gloominess with a positive outlook of reading. “ I realized how old it was when we finally climbed onto the paved highway, the main road running east from Troy, and passed the white children’s buses..We drove past prison work gangs almost every day the prisoner were always

This passage can be divided into three distinct sections, each section with its own purpose. The first section describes the boy and the girl's lives they are living. In the middle section, MLK describes the history of important African Americans throughout time. The final section is about black lives overall and contains rhetorical questions. These three sections contribute to the overall passage by making it more effective for the audience.

The Confederate States attacked Fort Sumter after the newly elected President Lincoln’s inaugural address, stating he was supporting the Union. This started the beginning of the civil war. This assault prompted President Lincoln to do something. Since the Union was losing the civil war, the emancipation was becoming

In the beginning chapters of the book, we get a glimpse of the typical home and community of an African American during segregation. Many Africans Americans were too adjusted to the way of living, that they felt

The American Civil War began in 1861. This war was fought over the preservation of the Union rather than the abolition of slavery. But in 1863, Lincoln changed the course of the war and issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln figured the Emancipation Proclamation was a strong military strategy, as well as the morally correct decision. The Emancipation Proclamation also changed the Civil War into a war fought over slavery rights. The American Civil War ended in 1865 with a clear Union victory.

During the years of 1860 through 1861 some states succeeded from the union. The civil war began when the confederates attacked the union soldiers at fort Sumter April 1861. Throughout the war thousands of places felt victim to the constant battles, majority of the war was fought in Virginia to Tennessee. There were many battle fields locations that included Pennsylvania , Texas, new Mexico, Florida coast as well the Atlantic ocean, gulf of Mexico , Mississippi river etc…. During the course of the civil war between the United States and confederates states 620,000 to 850,000 soldiers died from combat. Although they were a lot of sacrifices made there was absolutely sun after storm. Then the emancipation proclamation

The book Coming of Age in Mississippi goes into detail about a very prominent time in United States history. The book takes us back to a time where the issue of civil rights began to rise eventually reaching its peak marking this an unforgettable time in history for that generation and for generations to come. During this time the south in general was already a tough place to be in, but the in the Deep South things were even worse, which is where the story takes place. Not only was race a huge issue other things factored into these trying times such as huge levels of poverty, and various acts of violence. Although all of these factors played a crucial part to the make-up of the Civil Rights Movement, the one that stands out the most is prejudice with the other factors such as unfair gender roles and poverty falling suit behind.

January 1, 1836 abe Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. There for no slave will be forced to work for a white man again. After that happened a bloody civil war broke out for three years.

In the third section the author talks about the social status of blacks living in the south. For instance, segregation was practiced by white southerners to keep away black people

At a young age the free African-American slave faced difficult situations. He became an orphan before the age of 8. Two years later his uncle sent him off to work for a plantation owner named “Captain”. At the age of 18 he attempted to run away, but Captain found him. The author had voilated the contract by running away and was whipped. At age twenty-one he signed a contract with Captain under the circumstances that he would be treated better. He married Mandy, one of the maids. It was not until the death of Captain, five years later that things went downhill. Captain’s son, which was now a Senator that took control

This unit covers the second half of the 19th century. The reconstruction of black race and the steps to the Negro Renaissance are described. In this module, African Americans start to live a freedom that is still oppressed by the white supremacy. Jim Crow laws prevent black people from being seen as equal as white people. Discrimination and segregation begin to show up and African Americans will continue fighting for their equality and their humanity.

Separate Pasts is a novel that has won many awards that takes a look into America in the 1950s. The 1950s is a well-known time for racism in America. McLaurin explores the relationships he had with his white peers as well as his African American peers during his upbringing in the small, one mile long southern town in Wade, North Carolina. The theme of relationships between whites and blacks appears throughout the book. The relationships talked about are not only between McLaurin and his peers, but also between his grandfather and the citizens of the town. These relationships talked about throughout the book prove that the town of Wade, and the south in general, was in a segregated state based on race and social economic status.

On January 1st, 1863 an order was given by President Abraham Lincoln. This order was the so called Emancipation Proclamation, it proclaimed that all slaves in rebellious confederate states were now free-men. The purpose of the Civil War had now taken a turn, and changed entirely. The fight to preserve the Union, had now changed to the fight to end slavery. Lot's of slaves did not hear about the proclamation for several months, and therefore still considered themselves as slaves. When the slaves heard about the, many, of the now former slaves, streamed to the federal army to enlist, hoping and praying for fighting the confederate states, because they treated them so badly in years.

The glory field is written by walter dean myers, is based on the historical fiction genre, and has 368 pages. the author lived from 1932 to 2014. the story of this book is about racism and a family's journey from Africa to the southern united states. they were brought to America as slaves. beginning with the capture and enslavement of young Muhammad bilal in 1753, the glory field jouneys from the shores of west Africa to curry island, south Carolina. the story of the captive lewis