Why?
Dear Mr. Lewis,
The beginning of the book was very intense. Reading and viewing graphic images of the church bombing was something I have honestly never done before. But, after detailing the bombing, you went into detail about the events that also occurred around that time like the eagle scout shooting at the black boys and the police officer killing 16 year old Johnny Robinson. Reading all this made me start thinking about the treatment that African Americans have been dealing with since the start of time basically. African Americans have been fighting for equality for almost ever. Sometimes it feels equal and then a situation will come up and somehow, it will show that someone is always “superior” over us. Thinking about this makes me frustrated because we did nothing, nothing at all, to be seen as less than anyone else. How does it make you feel sir? You have lived through it longer than me so I can only imagine all that you have been through. How do you deal with it all? In the past, there were peaceful protest in place to help make the issue more aware and we do that now too but now, we have access to so much more technology and opportunities to push for change. There are a lot of “influencers” and celebrities that have a big enough platform to ignite a change among the culture and society now. Now, African Americans are treated “better” but we deserve more but we won’t get what we deserve if don’t ask. We all just need to come together and stand for what we deserve, TRUE EQUALITY. That is one of the many things that I pray to see before the end of my lifetime and for my children and grandchildren to have because they deserve it.
Sincerely,
Joelle Bosse
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