Thrasher !

On Last Thursday a handful of my classmates and I went to the African American Museum and witnessed a powerful play about the 1811 Slave Revolt. The play was set around the Andry plantation where the slave revolt started. In relating this play to Sociology I noticed a few things. Something that was quoted in my Sociology notes on 8.30.11 was "Culture is a way of life". I totally agree with that quote! When talking about culture I think about religion, food, ritual, music, clothing, and language. Around the time of the slave revolt most Africans were practicing Voodoo, etc. These were religions they practiced I'm their homeland. When they were brought to the United Sates and forced to accept the Catholic Religion. When it came to their language they spoke they were forced to speak the language of slave owner. As for as food and clothes They dresses in the style most people preferred to dress in the 19 century.
Another thing I realized was some Gender Structure. Most (light skinned) women worked in the house as maids and the men worked in the field.
Overall I really enjoyed the play and saw a couple of relations between the play and sociology. I would have enjoyed that my whole class could have experienced this with me , but maybe next time.
-Buttercup/Breanna C.

1811 Slavery Volt

The field trip we atteneded about the 1811 Slavery Volt was epic. I witness a lot of different music, culture, words, etc. There were a lot of different actors. When we first arrived there were slaves standing on the sides of the walkway. They were slaves that died trying to fight away for freedom. The play showed the ending at the beginning. Almost like foreshadowing the events that lead up to the ending. The first scene was at a dinner table. Where the prince kept making the black slave do anything his white dinner guest wanted. They would make him run around the table picking their glasses up. The slave was the brother of Charles Deslondes. He was the leader of the slavery volt. They treated him with such disgust about himself. I'm sure he did get fed up because he ended up killing them all. The part I like most about the poem was the end. When Charles's mother gave her daughter , his sister the power to carry on. While the rest of the people went to the battle. She was the one that survived. The mother drew lines on them with chalk. And she made it like her passing down her torch. She taught her daughter dances and she taught her that she was powerful enough to keep their culture going even though she wouldn't be there. The part that I really didn't understand was the middle scene. Where this white woman was in this room. She wasn't able to do anything because she was ill. She couldn't have any company or anything because people might catch what she had. But her maid kept coming in risking her own health. I didn't understand what this had to do with anything though. I really like the African music thought. There were actual people beating on drums and things. And there was also a band where the people played the violin when something important was happening. I do wish that there were more of a contribute to women though. Charles and his brother were like the stars of the play. Almost like the leading men of the whole thing. The only part that had to do with woman was the daughter in the end. But the slaves from the beginning of the play died. I think there should have been a little more involvment with them in the play also. Because the white woman had a whole scene to herself. And back them I'm sure white people weren't that important to the slavery volt. They didn't have much apart in it either. but i think the play was actually worth going see. Instead of just using it as an excuse to be out of school. It was really cool.


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