Stereotypes that aren't true

In my English class we are reading the book The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman . People are given stereotypes by other people that are sometimes not true. In this book, the white people in the book are said to be mean to all of the slaves and black people, but some of those white people are nice to their slaves and the black people. When Jane and Ned needed help to find Ohio they found a man that was white and he helped them plus he gave them a water jug full of water. People shouldn't give other people stereotypes unless it is true.