Part one of term paper
Millions of Africans were sold into slavery by their society. After numerous generations and hard labor many African Americans recognized and cherished their ancestry. Like Nettie in The Color Purple, many lived for the moment in which they could return to their homeland -- their roots. Nettie, like so many others, realized she had an adva ...

Part two of term paper
... Leaving the United States, Nettie believed she was leaving behind not only racial discrimination, for in Africa they would be "black like the Africans themselves" (143), but also gender discrimination. Before meeting Samuel and Corrine, Nettie was under the impression that all colored people [men] wanted to keep women from learning. Upon meeting Samuel, Nettie realized that "they are not all mean like Pa and Albert, or beaten down like Ma was." (138-139) The only man Nettie had ever had contact w ...