of years of unpleasant difficulties during the times of involuntary enslavement—until now, when tragedy strikes, the black woman remains resilient. The psychosomatics in response to the enormous number of situations that should have disrupted this purpose-filled built-in toughness—but it does not. One day in 1861 two sisters-in-law, and five children were placed in the field on a farm in Virginia when the photograph was taken.
There is a shack-like structure standing off in the distance. The photo gives a visual image of what seemed like a dark, gloomy day. The trees were bare suggesting an early spring or late fall in season. The women were currently enslaved. They are wearing clothing—that of rags, and may have been involved in the routine tasks of laundering, and ironing. Towards the bottom of the photograph—the kids sat in the dirt. As the children eyes gain the interest of the camera lens—the women were captured somberly looking toward one another. One of the women is captured holding an iron, standing behind an ironing board, and seemed saddened— but strong. Seemingly fraught, the two women bared the affliction of embarrassment of not having any other options but to have their photo taken. In the backdrop of those times—children were being sold from their breast, slave breeding, murder, rape, and so forth— still she held on to a force and recovered quickly from those difficulties. Unbeknownst to those women that the construction of a beneficial quality was being built, and will be carried on for centuries. To inherit this quality is a
gift. The perseverance of enslaved women is responsible for initiating the natural ability to activate the will to stay strong. In 1940, Odessa Jones Murray stands strong upon a hill. She is dressed very well, and poised assertively and upright. The car was parked in position behind Odessa. She wore a smile. Odessa seems to embrace the joys of freedom—from oppression, the depression, and women’s suffrage in this photograph. Her hands are asymmetrically placed on the curves of her waist, and the skirt and jacket are suited to fit her virtue. Odessa seemed as if she achieved a better position in society. She stands nobly, wanting her confidence to exude despite of – she pressed on. There is a deniable connection between the wealth of strength that the archaic matriarch structure of the black woman, and her resilience. Striving vigorously to win although the feeling, intention, and powerful opinions replied to the contrary of this notion. The historical timeline supports the claim of the limitations of entitlement that the black woman had in society. The men were being drafted, lynched, and jailed—the only work for the women was domesticated help, and still specific responsibilities of bringing up children with care and affection without any signs of depression remained the prioritized focus. The African-American woman continually endures the inability to revel about her accomplishments. She is built to promote determination and automatically apply it to her continual survival and subjective reality. The state of the family is critical for the African-American woman. Keeping the children feed, warm, protected, disciplined, and secure is the automatic task of the woman in this community.