Chapters 4-6 were very interesting and informative. I previously learned about the Tobacco boom in Virginia in my history classes. Although I knew a little about the tobacco economy and how the slave trade was impacted, I didn’t realize that Richmond was a major hub for it. I was surprised when I learned there was a movement to help freed people return to Africa to Liberia. I was never taught about that, and I had no idea that many died on the voyages. When reading about the religious justification for slavery, I could not help but think about how backward and wrong that was. When I read about the slave revolts I was disgusted to read that a man was skinned like an animal. This stuck out to me because it further showed how black Americans were truly treated like animals. Reading about Devil’s Half Acre and the slave trade in Richmond taught me a lot about how deeply the roots of slavery affected Richmond and how they still linger today. I was not surprised to learn that this long history of slavery was not taught or well-known until the 90s. Overall, I found myself shocked and disgusted when reading about the treatment of Africans and African Americans in Richmond. Unsurprisingly, I was not shocked to read about the laws surrounding slavery and the treatment of anyone who wasn’t a “great man”