I am the Awaken Daughter

This reading made my appreciate my roots and my title as a young african american woman. The author taught us to not be ashamed of our past, but taught us the true significance of literacy to a young black woman. I have two strikes against me as society might say: I am Black, and I am a Female, but after reading Going Against the Grain I realized that these two traits should encourage me to work even harder than I would if I was a white male.
I feel empowered to use literacy as a weapon not as a hinderance against me. In the text, the author speaks about how literacy was used against the black woman as a way to put us down. These women realized that the one weapon they used against us could also be used against them. So these women educated themselves with information about racism and sexism. Spelman College is a prime example of the tradition and legacy passed on from the black female before us. This illustrious college teaches us to be free-thinking women of the future. Since we are preparing to become that, we can never forget our past and the people of the past who would whole-heartedly agree with the statement of becoming free-thinking.
In conclusion, I would like to say thank you to the black females of the past present and future who are strong advocates for literacy and free-thinking for women all over.