Coates Violence Against Black People

At the beginning of this assigned section Coates finds himself with even more answers and questions on the history of violence against black people. Between both the answers and questions he finds a deeper understanding for the limitations of the “The Dream.” He also finds troubling facts about the “comforting” myths about Africa, America and different places. He comes to the realization that American Society has created a dream for him to accept according to his race. This continued discovery of the segregation, continues to explain the danger of being black that he is trying to warn his son about. To me his discoveries add to the understanding of the segregation America has for blacks, as the most arrested and incarcerated race in our society. Coates also mentions the theory …show more content…
I have never thought about this perspective till now. With this in mind, there is truth behind this idea that society, history and race has created and has ownership of our bodies to a certain extent. The author was angered by the murder of Prince Jones. Identically, I shared these similar feeling as he tells this occurrence. This event is another proof, of the racially motivated violence that blacks encounter in our communities. It’s sad that I have encountered people who are blind about these facts and incidents that trouble our society. These types of incidents occur more frequently in some areas of the country than others. However, the idea that this takes place should bother everyone. It is injustice. Law enforcement should be held accountable for their actions. The Prince Jones murder was clear that Jones didn’t fit the five foot four, 250 pound description of the suspect. This officer made assumptions and profiled Jones. This officer also had an unethical