WHAT CAN YOU INFER ABOUT HURSTON'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS WHITES AT THE BEGINNING OF THE STORY?

Chapter One covers the introductory materials and the first 5 chapters of the book. The first is My Birthplace. In this chapter Zora explains how Eatonville developed after the end of the American Civil War. It was founded by a group of powerful African-Americans who had fought as part of the Union military during the Civil War. They had gone to Brazil to found a colony but had turned back. Later on, with support from within and also from some white colleagues and friends, they were able to enact this plan in a new form - that of all African-American Eatonville, Florida. Eatonville is the sister city to Maitland. The author points out that the white people in Maitland were very friendly and supportive and that the two towns are are excellent terms with one another. Obviously, this makes a big difference.