Jonathan Brown CODES 09 February 2024 Reflection of the archives The main point we studied in the archive was the origin of Henry Shaw’s estates, specifically his house. His history in the archives contained loans, dates, recipes and equity which shows how he gained his properties by abusing the disadvantage of being black in the 1800s’. Black families like the Meachums were victims of Henry Shaw because Shaw loaned them 2,700(nearly $100,000 in 2024) knowing black families didn’t make enough to pay him back. When the Meachums went bankrupt trying to pay Shaw back, J.B. Meachum had to sign his house away as equity which then became Shaw’s personal house.…