These three boys beat the odds! The Authors Drs. George Jenkins, Rameck Hunt, and
Sampson Davis with Sharon M. Draper wrote the memoir called We Beat The Streets. George,
Rameck, and Sampson did things that their surroundings weren’t “capable” of doing or didn’t
have the willingness to do it. They all became doctors. They faced many challenges and heard
many sides and thoughts on life and they put it together to have their own lives. This memoir
was created to show that any black or African American can overcome odds and be what they
want to be by motivators, by experiences and by Responsibility.
Motivators are one way that can help any black or African American overcome odds and
be what they want to be. George was 8 years old when …show more content…
Half way down the block they heard the police siren. The police grabbed
Sampson and the police asked “where you get the machine from boy?” Sampson replied “from
the store back there and it’s for my friend Eddie’s new cleaning business.” The officer said “who
is Eddie.” Eddie was already down the street running as fast as he could away from the police.
Sampson was then questioning how could Eddie play him like that and the officer felt that he
stole the machine. Sampson felt his hands being pulled behind him and handcuffs being put on
his wrists. Sampson tried explaining his innocence but no one would listen. “Being set up was
the same as being guilty.” With this life experience he realizes he can’t always rely on his
friends and it’s hard to trust a trouble maker. If you want something done you do it yourself. Life
experiences is just one of the ways that can help any black or African American overcome odds
and be what they want to be another way is by Responsibility.
Responsibility is another way that can help any black or African American overcome
odds and be what they want to be. When Rameck was 9 years old he realized that sometimes you
have to be responsible. Rameck got sent to the office and had to sit in the “oh-man-
Sampson Davis with Sharon M. Draper wrote the memoir called We Beat The Streets. George,
Rameck, and Sampson did things that their surroundings weren’t “capable” of doing or didn’t
have the willingness to do it. They all became doctors. They faced many challenges and heard
many sides and thoughts on life and they put it together to have their own lives. This memoir
was created to show that any black or African American can overcome odds and be what they
want to be by motivators, by experiences and by Responsibility.
Motivators are one way that can help any black or African American overcome odds and
be what they want to be. George was 8 years old when …show more content…
Half way down the block they heard the police siren. The police grabbed
Sampson and the police asked “where you get the machine from boy?” Sampson replied “from
the store back there and it’s for my friend Eddie’s new cleaning business.” The officer said “who
is Eddie.” Eddie was already down the street running as fast as he could away from the police.
Sampson was then questioning how could Eddie play him like that and the officer felt that he
stole the machine. Sampson felt his hands being pulled behind him and handcuffs being put on
his wrists. Sampson tried explaining his innocence but no one would listen. “Being set up was
the same as being guilty.” With this life experience he realizes he can’t always rely on his
friends and it’s hard to trust a trouble maker. If you want something done you do it yourself. Life
experiences is just one of the ways that can help any black or African American overcome odds
and be what they want to be another way is by Responsibility.
Responsibility is another way that can help any black or African American overcome
odds and be what they want to be. When Rameck was 9 years old he realized that sometimes you
have to be responsible. Rameck got sent to the office and had to sit in the “oh-man-