As my eyes passed through the black and white pages, the exhaustion I felt was getting stronger and stronger. Keeping my eyes open was a struggle, since they seemed to weigh a ton. I was irked by the content of this literary work, but suddenly, a brief description of what seemed to be a perfect environment for for just about anyone, “like a Greek temple,” received my full attention. I saw a black man standing …showed first 75 words of 368 total…

…showed last 75 words of 368 total…him from succeeding. Giddeons’ increased participation in politics enabled him to improve his life. For example his fight for the Land Division Bill which was, “to take great rebel plantations, break them down, and give each freedman forty acres and fifty dollars for a homestead.” The great description given by Giddeon of the residence in the past was not his own, but now he would be able to describe his very own “safe-haven.” Word Count: 366