The message, "The Black Count" Conveys

"The Black Count" by Tom Reiss, talks about how black people took a stand against whites in the 1700-1800's in France. If your someone who's interested in how black's have evolved culturally and how blacks have proved that they can be just as good as whites, than The Black Count is the right book for you. "The Black Count talks about a young man names, Alexandre Dumas who begins to make his stand and rise up against whites. Throughout the story, he proves that he has no fear against those who abuse him, and continues to grow stronger. Now some of you may think that you can learn about racism in other textbook or even just look it up online, but "The Black Count" is an entirely different story. And I think that this is the type of story, that can inspire people into standing up against racism, and even learn a little bit more about it. And that's why, in this post, I'll be talking the messages/themes the story conveys.

"The Black Count" shows teens how to make a stand against racism. At one point in the story, Alexandre Dumas was escorting a white woman to a theater. A white man who saw them did not approve, and walked over to try and insult Dumas. But when Dumas talked back to the white man and stood up to him, the white man began to threaten him. But Dumas was not scared of his threats at all, and once the guards had been called upon him, he fought back bravely. Eventually the guards caught both Dumas and the man who had insulted him, but it was clear that the white man was incapable of going against the black man who clearly outclassed him in every way. This shows teens that fighting for their respect is indeed something that's worth fighting for. And how they can stand up not only to racists and supremacists, but also to bullies in general. And that children of today should be proud of their heritage.

"The Black Count" also shows how blacks have evolved artistically and culturally over the years. Throughout the story, blacks become known for their fashion, musical talent, and so much more that it made the whites who were higher ranked than them, yet morally devoid at the time, jealous. It wasn't long before the whites became so jealous that they had tried to put restrictions as to what blacks could do, but blacks had continued to evolve and grow stronger both physically and culturally. And this is important because blacks have been discriminated a lot over the years. And have been disrespected as well. And them evolving the way they did, shows them taking a stand against those who have discriminated.

In conclusion, "The Black Count" shows teens how it's important to stick up for their heritage, and how they can make a stand against any racists out there.