People Like Us Intimacy Summary

The average person envisions the effects of all saints, such as black Madonnas, and Africans to be comparable in all contexts. But, although they give similar effects, they’re not always the same in all settings. Allison Blakeley, Duricy Michael, and Maya Mayblin have different focal points, but they all describe how saints and Africans are viewed in relation to popular European cultures, like the Catholic religion. Allison Blakeley’s “Problems in Studying the Role of Blacks in Europe” explains the differences between Africans in the United States and in Europe and their effects. “Black Madonna” by Michael Duricy focuses on how Africans are portrayed in and affected religious Marians works. Maya Mayblin describes how saints are viewed and classified in different religions in her article “People Like Us:
Blakeley states that in Europe, blacks are people of “dark color” that aren’t necessarily associated with African ancestry. This is opposite to the United States where blacks generally are people who have African ancestors or are African. Blakeley’s clarification was a sound move because now I understand what type of black person he is referring to throughout his article. After this, he also clarifies the differences in black populations in Europe and in the United States by explaining interracial marriages. He states that “black population in Europe has been limited by the fact that when interracial marriage occurred, subsequent light-complexioned generations might never be referred to again as black”. This was also a good clarification because it helped me understand why the populations differ greatly in size and I get a further understanding on how blacks were classified in Europe. He validates this statement through the use of examples as well. Blakeley demonstrates a strength in given informative explanations that are relevant to his