Perhaps not all of us have had to be subjected to racial prejudice. Some individuals have been struggling to cope with this gruesome issue that has existed since the history of racial acquaintance.
The author took the liberty to pen down his thoughts, sharing to his audience what it takes to be an African-American living in the white community. I like the book’s introduction, which gives a comprehensive summary of the issue between white people and African-American people. From a deeper look into the matter, it sounds like the whites are somehow trying to push their viewpoints on the African-Americans without allowing them the freedom to express themselves. They want to dictate their thinking to the African-American people to feel comfortable and satisfy their egotistic principles. It feels like they covet to erase the African-American culture from the surface of the earth.
I love the organization of the author's thoughts. Each thought follows the other swiftly without losing track of the main message conveyed. I also noticed the book has no page numbers. Points are arranged systematically on each page. Outstandingly, the author gives the reason behind that at the end of the book. The book is a short piece composed of 10 commandments for good Negros and a list of what good Negros should do or not do.
The book’s contents reflect innovations that white Christians have put in place for African-American Christians. I find the commands to be quite interesting and weighty. You can imagine being molded to be someone you are not, only to be judged as acceptable by the other opponent. It sounds erroneous.
The writing style is incredible, expressed in an expository manner. I was impressed by how enlightening the book is, allowing the reader to grasp the various rules placed on African-American Christians by the white Christians to be viewed as agreeable by the white people, especially white Christians.
I can only recommend the book to readers who are curious to know more about the relationship between African-American people and white people. The book is also fit for readers eager to understand what it takes to be an African-American Christian.