My first impression about this topic was stereotypical because of what we know. I thought each individual would have experienced and understood the relationship between poverty and race differently, but to my surprise many things were similar. Richard Wright and C.P. Ellis were both poor Southern men, at an early age lost their fathers and became the main providers for their families. The only difference is Richard was an African American and C.P. Ellis was Caucasian and because Richard was a man of colour he was constantly being discriminated.
To this day the colour of your skin matters, people jump to conclusions if you're dark your poor, if you’re light you have it easy. People judge, even though you shouldn't "judge a book by its cover”.
To this day the colour of your skin matters, people jump to conclusions if you're dark your poor, if you’re light you have it easy. People judge, even though you shouldn't "judge a book by its cover”.