In Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders, Brent Staples makes the point of his essay very clear and uses evidence that backs it up. During the time this essay is talking about, there was extreme racial tension in our country. Segregation had been put to an end, but black people were still not treated like they were equal. In his article, he tells stories about how he and his friends were treated and how they were always suspected to be dangerous. He told this story to raise awareness about how unfair and upsetting it is to be treated as a convict when you have done no wrong.
Staples directed his paper toward many groups of people for different reasons. The black audience would read it because they would relate and it would play to their emotions,
Staples directed his paper toward many groups of people for different reasons. The black audience would read it because they would relate and it would play to their emotions,