Hayter’s article was extremely interesting to me, it was honestly surprising, because so much of black history has been left out of the common narrative in history classes and textbooks that barely skim the surface of issues such as voting rights. The story of voting rights did not end with the VRA, and it was shocking to learn of the lengths that black people in Richmond had to go to in order to get their votes heard, and even more horrifying the lengths that the white people in power went to in order to stifle their votes. Annexing a county full of white people in order to make sure that black votes had a reduced influence, so that they would not be able to elect their candidates of choice. In this case, justice prevailed after seven years, but in many cases in history, minorities have not been so lucky.<\/p>\n
Dr. Bezio’s podcast emphasizes the way that large groups of people have been excluded throughout history, both in historical events and in the narrative of history itself. History has been defined and shared mostly by rich white men, who have had the ability to tell history from their perspective, not from the perspective of the majority, or the common people. Yet even recent history is told by the perspective of those in power, neglecting to tell the entirety of the “story’ excluding gaping parts in order to gloss over those deemed less important. It is imperative that we “rewrite” history, to include the stories and efforts of those that took place “behind the scenes,” struggles and movements that were not executed by so-called Great Men, but by the common people whose unity and perseverance made the difference these Great Men needed in order to succeed. After all, leaders do not exist without the support of their followers. Further, we need to tell the stories that do not include Great Men, movements that are not faceless but comprised of many faces, such as the voting rights movement here in Richmond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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