In “Afro-American Housing in Virginia’s Landscape of Slavery” it states, “His statement draws attention not only to a private economy within the slave quarters but to alternative slave tastes that favored the purchase of liquor over clothing,” (pg. 220). I found this relatable to an article we read in the past that said the traders who traded with the Indians preferred to trade with them when they were drunk because they could cheat the Indians and encouraged them to drink so they could continue their cheating. These two examples show how throughout history whites have used alcohol as means to keep minority groups suppressed. The article also states how Carter wanted to give his slaves an economic advantage. However, I think he did this to undermine his slaves. Once he realizes his slaves are using their earnings to buy alcohol he does not stop them because he most likely realized they become less powerful and the chance of their rising up is lessened.
Also when I was reading this section it reminded me of Ceremony, by Leslie Marmon Silko because while Tayo and his friends are under the influences of alcohol, they are blind to what is happening around them and are unable to change their futures.
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