Annie Henderson's Stength

Annie embodied leadership and self reverance; two traits most women in Stamps would not choose to posess. Though Annie is subject to white bigotry just like everyone else, she manages to rise above it by maintaining her own dignity. Often some of the powhitetrash children would venture down to the store to mock Momma in malic

A view of the world through the eyes of a black person in Stamps was certainly not a glamorous one, but Annie used her polished entreprenurial skills to help out the community as well as herself. As the only store owner in their section of town, Annie's hard work as the manager became a vital position in keeping the town on its two feet; economically and in other ways. She was respected and recognized by everyone as a driven woman who would always impress with her dedication the the community. She said, "I'm gonna work so fast today, i'm gonna make you look like you standing still." Her hard labor and circulation of the store's goods was the glue holding the town together. Once established in this high position, people knew that they could come to Annie for any kind of help. Occasionally, this meant hiding some of the locals when under suspicion by the ruthless Klu Klux Klan. "...after he heard that he was being sought he took refuge in Mr's Henederson's store." Her power and prersoverancekept those under her wing safe. She also held high a sense of class to try to give the store and herself a dignified quota. "Sister Flowers, I'll send Bailey up to your house with these things." If it werent for her carefully planned tactic of making people feel at home, the store wouldn't have been such a huge sucess.

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