Through reading chapters 7 and 8, the biggest thing that stuck out with me was how creative and persistent the community of Richmond was throughout history in trying to limit the rights of Blacks and continue to discriminate. Learning about the burning of Richmond was so crazy. The fact that they would rather burn their city than have the union take over was so eye opening to the true intensity of the deep rooted racism from Richmond.

Also, the law making made by Richmond surrounding housing and land in attempt to split or damage prominently Black communities was very intensive and just straight up immoral. I cannot believe that they just destroyed a whole community and built a highway through it. Also, that they made so much efforts to bar the education and rise of christianity for the black community says a lot.