interesting passage in text

the part that struck me the most interesting was when she called black men inferior. at first i read it and was confused about why she was contradicting herself, but then i kept reading and realized that this was a really good thought. i had never thought about slavery in this way before. of course black men were not inferior to white men when they are both equal, but when the black man is told every day that he is worthless. when he is repeatedly whipped and not cared for, this would cause anyone to think them self inferior. i think this was one of the most powerful things that she touches on in this book so far.