ABOUT "SUNDOWN TO SUNUP"

 SUNDOWN TO SUNUP , is based on a book by George P. Rawick in which he demonstrates that Black slaves developed their own social structures,  an awareness of their situation, and the means to survive within it. In doing so, they started the process which made the Black community into what it is today.

Upon  arrival in this country, the Black slave toiled on the plantation from SUNUP TO SUNDOWN working for the white slave master. He was forced to abandon his African past, and was not taught how to communicate with each other in this new environment.  These were the conditions of slave life in the United States. 

But from SUNDOWN TO SUNUP ,the slave created his own world. Under the new conditions in which he lived, he started social institutions and used behavior patterns within this foreign community, to replace the old African cultural traditions. By these means, he was able to survive the pressures to become creatures of his master's will, and thus prevented himself from becoming an absolute victim. The building of important social structures such as schools, churches, and civic organizations made it possible for the slave to build a new Black community. This blog will focus on  HOW THAT COMMUNITY WAS CREATED.