Tuesday in class we discussed a couple parts of Avengers of the New World that got me thinking, one specifically being the Code Noir. I get that this provided 'a set of rules' and, perhaps, 'structure' to slavery, however, I can't help but wonder, is it just a way of almost 'justifying' an act of inhumanity in the first place? These same so called men that was have already discussed that had the ability to record history in any bias, one sided view would have been of the same political position and social status to write the laws the country would go by. To me, yes, the Code Noir might have provided structure to a chaotic slavery, but I just can't help but wonder if having laws about slavery justified the unjustifiable in the eyes of the slave owners. If they were truly there for structure, they would have been 100% abided by and acts such as burning of slaves legs would not have gone unpunished.
     Today, September 11, when I was in town, I passed white man running and carrying a flag pole with an American Flag on it. About at hour later, in town again, I passed an African American man walking with a bookbag, looking as if he had just left campus and was waking home. He sported a red shirt that read in bold letters across the chest 'Proud to be an American' with an American Flag in the background.
     These two things and our discussion about Haiti and slavery, made me think how similar our country was to this not very long ago and how far we have come. Thanks to some very important people and events in America's past, blacks and whites can both be proud to be American and have the ability to enjoy the same rights as equal citizens.