What details of Finch Landing suggest the family owned slaves?

What is Finch Landing?

Simon Finch's cotton plantation, Finch's Landing, is a significant piece of Finch family history that might illuminate Atticus's attitude towards race and relationships in his community of Maycomb.

What details suggest the family owned slaves?

The family's American story begins on this piece of land, and the family home is described in "impressive language", which must mean that the plantation was a success. This success can be credited to Simon Finch's efficient management of the slaves that worked the cotton fields, but some acknowledgement must be made of the slaves who did the physical labor.Atticus has had a good education and his family has had a stable place in Alabama society thanks to both Simon Finch and thanks to the slaves; therefore, Atticus, who appears to have a powerful conscience, would have good reason to want to treat black men and women properly and with respect. Without them, Finch's Landing simply would not have existed.

Simple Answer?

Since Atticus's landing is described as "impressive language" so we can assume he had slaves that worked the cotton fields. This would explain why Atticus respects black men and women. Without slaves, there's no way the landing would have existed.

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)