A picture is worth a thousand words

In the essay discussing the individuals known as the McKoy sisters I saw a glimpse of one of the first happenings of black resistance before the civil rights movement and women's rights movement. This was in a time when the abuse and explotation of African Americans and women was at a high point in history. This happening was the photo referenced in the essay about the sisters posing less than comfortably dressed and Millie looking at the people taking the photo with pure hatred. This to me was a sight of her saying without words that she maybe under the control of someone, but she will not give those same controllers the benefit of looking like a shy little girl like they expect her to be. Her facial expression of hatred tells me that she may have been one of first black Americans to revolt against her so called masters, and I also believe that she could be considered one of first images of what it means to be a strong black women. I know that this may seem like a strech to some people taking messages like that away from a photo of half naked conjoined twins, but if you don't seem to agree with me than consider this idea. Look at well known black females of modern day society. For every one Michelle Obama there are a thousand black women who subject themselves to being a second class citizen. I am not trying to say that there are no black women projecting themselves as strong black and female. However, I am saying that in our modern day society I believe that too many black women are still under the control of some form of master. Unless black women in our society start resisting even a little bit like Millie did in her photo then perhaps being black and female would seem less like a double disadvantage and more like a power to be recognized and respected. So I ask you what do you considered to be a strong black women in our modern day society, and do you believe that the photo of the McKoy sisters can be seen as an example of resistance or just another photo? You be the judge...

-William Webster