How free really were free blacks in the north?

*Authors note: This is my social studies essay that is suppose to answer the question "How free really were free blacks in the north?" This is a completely opinion based piece*

How free really were free blacks in the north? That is the main question for this essay. You may think they have all the rights that white people do now that they're free, but think again. Because of their skin color, they cannot dine at the same restaurant as us, nor work at the same place as us. What if the whole world was full of blacks and whites were the ones suffering? Is that really fair? Why is the world like this? In the north, free blacks weren't really that free.

Saying they were free is just like giving a person a nickname. Its just a useless word. Was it really fair that blacks weren't allowed to vote? All it is is a skin color. Not being allowed to eat at the same place as a white person is over the line. It's like saying that someone's dumb because they're blond. I know I'm using a lot of examples, but it just angers me that whites think they can do whatever they want to other people because of their skin color. What if my skin color was blue? Would I be famous or become hated? Would the president allow me to be enslaved?

Is it really fair that blacks could not own as much land, or possibly any, just because of their skin color? Whites could own as much land as they wanted. If they were rich, whites could even own blacks! Why is that? I honestly don't understand. Not being able to own land because I was black? I'd probably bathe in bleach to become white. Alright, No I wouldn't, but other blacks did try that. That's how much they hated being judged. Do you hear that whites? Your killing people!

Last but of course not least, why was it wrong to mix blacks with whites? Why can't we be like trail mix. You can mix white chocolate with dark chocolate and peanuts with m&m's. Wouldn't it be great if everything worked out that way? Too bad it doesn't. On the bus, if there were no seats left and a white person got on the bus, a black person, by law, would have to stand up for the rest of the ride just so the white person could sit down.  Who thinks that's fair? Not me. I applaud Rosa Parks, for standing up (or should I say, sitting down) for her rights to sit on the bus if she wanted.

So, how free really were free blacks in the north? The answer is, not as free as they appear. In my opinion, they should be more free. Should people really be judged by their skin color? How would you feel if you owned a black? Powerful right. Well what if a black owned you in the end. They would get the best revenge.. You would end up dead. So why do people do it? Is the world really that cruel? The answer is yes. It really is that cruel.