[Gone with the Wind] Miss Margot

If there is no Margot, maybe many years later, when people bring up the American Civil War, their general view must be: the South discriminates and exploits blacks, and the North is helping blacks.

But in fact, with Margo, Atlanta is completely different from that in another time and space, and of course, it is also quite different from the original book.Although they are similar on the surface, there are still clear differences in essence.

An English banker named Granger wrote in his diary:

"...Because of business needs, and also because of that honorable wife, I was appointed to establish a new branch in Atlanta. I was traveling with the families of officers of the Northern Federal Government. In the words of the southerners in this country, they are Yankee officers. Ladies. From the mouths of these ladies from high-class families in Washington, I heard only one name for black people: niggers. These ladies mentioned those black people with contempt or contempt, as if black people Like a thief, a robber, a liar, a criminal...

"I thought this kind of discrimination would be more serious in the South, but it wasn't until I met the Southern ladies on Peachtree Street that I realized how much we (that is, most Europeans) misunderstand this country. Yes, In the Yankee family, what I saw was the discrimination against black people. The wives of those Yankee families didn’t even want to understand black people, so they directly condemned black people, and even thought that black people were not worthy of appearing in their courtyards. Instead, the Southern families, every one of them had Negroes in the house, and these Negroes worked as maids and valets and housekeepers, and they were well-mannered, and they were obviously carefully instructed. Is there a big difference between the servants and housekeepers in our British noble manors, oh, maybe now the war has just ended, so they can only wear old and mended clothes? Well, in fact, their Mr. The ladies are wearing old clothes too!

"For this reason, I specifically consulted my big clients Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Kennedy—oh, this is the first divorced wife in the United States. Not only did she take away a large amount of property, she also got the entire state of Georgia and even the entire Support from the United States, but at that time, she was still Mrs. Kennedy—Ms. Kennedy told me directly that just like white people, there are also morally corrupt guys. Most black people are friendly and docile, but there are also some. They are lazy and don’t work hard. Work, complain about this and that, and someone whispers a few words in their ears, so they think they can treat white people's property as their own, and even rape white women...

"Yes, women, we foreigners are facing the same thing, my colleague, a man came to Atlanta with his wife and daughter, and his daughter almost had misfortune, after he shot a black man Got caught by the Yankees and put in jail! Atlanta's prisons are full of white gentlemen, and they never went to trial! These white gentlemen went to jail to protect their families! Because of this incident, I am sorry At this time, the Atlanta government was full of antipathy. Like the southern families, I called those people in the northern federal government the Yankees. Yes, the southern families, in fact, not only the southern white families, but also many blacks. Very dissatisfied, many sensible black people I met in the South insisted that many Yankees were not classy.

"Yes. The white people on Peachtree Street, many white people from upper-class families in the south, are regarded as upper-class by those black people. Even if they lost the war, even if they were poor, these black people still respect them .So what if the Yankees won the war? As long as the niggers still call them the Yankees..."

Defeated surrender is not the end, but the beginning.

This is what Margot said a long time ago, and now, her words are being verified in Atlanta and in various cities and villages in the South.

People are so vulgar.For those who have received a good education, they use to judge a person's good or bad, it is to distinguish from the other person's character; clothes to distinguish.

Clothes, don't be inferior.

This old Eastern adage was the iron code of Atlanta during this period.

Why did such horrible things happen to those white women?It was because their family lost everything in the war that they had to wear old clothes, and the awe in the hearts of the black people disappeared little by little.

When Margot analyzed this, Mrs. Whiting couldn't help screaming, "That's impossible!"

But Mrs. Merriwether and Mrs. Meade couldn't help but nodded after thinking about it.

That's right, that's it.The war is over, if women can dress beautifully, it means that their fathers, husbands, and brothers are very capable, so they can dress beautifully; They can't protect them without a man, or the men in the family are incapable.

Although this point of view has some evil meanings in it, it is still accepted by most people.

For men, the war is over, and there is nothing wrong with women dressing better. Besides, it is also a good thing if they dress better to avoid the insult of some people who don't have long eyes.

Under such a background, Atlanta's textile industry turned another corner and moved forward.

All kinds of printed cotton cloths of Barton Manor were very popular during this period, especially some of the high-end varieties, and there was a shortage of them, and they could not be bought without a reservation.

Of course, this is only one aspect.

In fact, Margot also expanded the establishment of the black patrol team, and if the women of various families in the South had to go to the streets, they would be accompanied by their husbands or black people at home, and when necessary, they would borrow from the neighbors' houses. black.

"Within 100 meters from your home, you need to be accompanied by one person. If you leave your home for more than 100 meters or less than 500 meters, or go out of the block or go to other streets, it is recommended to be accompanied by two or more people. If you leave your home for more than 500 meters, or go to certain blocks, it is recommended to at least Accompanied by five persons, and under the supervision of her husband and brothers..."

This is Marge's suggestion. Although she organized a black patrol, there will never be enough manpower.Even she and Suellen could only stay at home now as much as possible.

The author has something to say: Make up for yesterday's leave note, my stomach hurts all day yesterday.

By the way, ask for leave for tomorrow.It's New Year's Eve.

Alas, bad luck this year, may be about to have a sloppy year.