Racism in a lesson before dying

By: Kevin Salazar Steve Lopez Andrew Morgan

Racism history

Racism has existed thro gho t h man history! "t is defined as the hatred of one person by another or the belief that another person is less than h man beca se of s#in color$ lang age$ c stoms$ place of birth or any factor that s pposedly reveals the basic nat re of that person! "t has infl enced wars$ slavery$ the formation of nations$ and todays laws!

Racism in the past%

&eorge Stinney was a '( year old boy$ who was convicted of m rder! )e was sentenced to death by electric chair even tho gh there was no evidence that he committed m rder! "t is still today that his p nishment was affected by racism! *he first branch of the K Kl x Klan was established in + las#i$ *ennessee$ in May$ ',--! A year later a general organization of local Klan.s was established in /ashville in April$ ',-0! Most of the leaders were former members of the 1onfederate Army! *hey were #nown for their racism and their hatred of different races! *he K Kl x Klan 2 ic#ly spread thro gho t the nited states! "n the late '3th and early 45th cent ry there were n mero s city$ co nty$ and state official all over the world that were part of the KKK!

6xample '

7n page '8 miss 6mma said$ 9 " don:t want them to #ill no hog$; 9 " want a man to go to that chair$ on his own two feet!; by seeing this 2 ote we see how racism affects the mind set of a man! *hey see <efferson as a hog even tho gh he is the same in every other way except for his color! Loo# what racism can ma#e a man feel li#e! http:// movieclips.com/zG9MW-the-green-mile-movie-it-was-a As yo can see racism h rts all!

6xample 4

7n page 0$ the attorney for <efferson is 2 oted saying 9 gentleman of the = ry$ loo# at him> do yo see a man siting there> this s# ll here holds no plans> a thing to hold a handle of a plow>; as yo can see <efferson.s own defense attorney tries prove that he is not a man! *hat he is not smart and all he is good for is wor#! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v v9a!k"-n"#$

6xample 8

"n the boo#$ racism is everywhere! ?rom commenting on <efferson or expecting something from grant! @o will see racism in other ways other than ins lting directly to another person$ b t sometimes by someone expecting something as if they were n capable to do anything else! "n the boo#$ on page (,$ Sam & idry believes grant is n capable of proper grammar and expects him to spea# slang! 9 she doesn:t$ h hA; 9 " was s ppose to have said don:t!; grant tho ght! As yo can see$ grant is expected to tal# witho t proper grammar$ beca se he is blac#!

)ow racism relates to h man dignityA

"n a lesson before dying$ racism is displayed 2 ite often! now h man dignity plays the affect while racism is the ca se! BhyA Bell for one someone who is being targeted of racism is thin#ing lower of himself or believing he is not e2 al to anybody else! *hat person:s standards probably have dropped beca se of what someone has said to them! *hey co ld now believe they don:t deserve what others are getting or that they do not 2 alify to be in the same room as someone! *here are many reasons on how h man dignity is shaped by racism! /ow both h man dignity and racism are considered the theme of the boo#$ b t o r gro p believes that they both tie into another and that racism is a ca se of the h man dignity standards!

1oncl sion

we believe racism is one of the main themes$ beca se it played a significant role in the boo# and beca se it altered decisions and = dgments! "n the boo#$ most characters either experience racism or acted o t in racism from time to time! Racism is a h ge part of the story$ beca se it itself bro ght h man dignity into the pict re!