Althoughslaveryhasexistedthroughouthistory,Americawasanewland,alandoffreedomandthepurposeofthewarbetween13coloniesandBritain.Ourforefathers,onJuly4,1776,createdtheDeclarationofIndependence.ThisiswhatmakesAmericanslaveryso"SHAMEFUL"thatAmericanprofiteerssailedtoAfricaforthesolepurposeofenslavingapeopletheyadvertisedasapelike;asnon-human.ThisisthedifferencebetweenhistoricslaveryandslaveryintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.The"WhiteBlock"shedslightonAmerica'sBlack-blockbyrevealingaracialrelationshipasseenthroughtheeyesofJannie,aCaucasianchildbornattheendofWorldWarIIandraisedinalowincomeareaontheSouthSideofChicago,asectionoftheCitywherepoorWhitepeoplefeltsuperiortotheBlackraceandfearedtheriseoftheNegro.JannieinsistsshewasbornmagicallyandherbeliefinstillsasenseofbraverythatenableshertosecretlybefriendShanice,aBlackchildbusedtoherWhite-blockschoolinthenameofintegration.AstheytravelintoadulthoodJannie'sparentslosetheirbelovedhomeatthehandsofaturncoat,electedtopreserveWhitehomesownerslivingonWhite-blocksinallWhiteneighborhoods.ApoliticalcrisisbringsJannie'sundercoverbondingwithShaniceintotheopen,anactthattearsatthefoundationofherfamily.Theirfriendshipexposed,JannieandShanicearesweptintosurprisingeventsthatunearththetruthsleadingtoourpresentdaywhere"Blackstreetsarelinedwithblood."