In "Message to the Grass Roots" Coates remembers a specific quote "Don’t give up your life. Preserve your life. It’s the best thing you have going. And if you’ve got to give it up, make sure it’s even-steven." it was a profound claim about the value of your body that was very important to Coates especially considering his upbringing. Marshall "Eddie" Conway was the former Black Panther leader in Baltimore, Maryland, who served 44 years for a murder he denies committing. Eddie Conway and the men in prison were one of Coates first memories as a child. These memories Coates has of visiting Conway in prison is essential to everything Coates had done as a journalist. Meeting these influential men was a big part of Coates life. Without these men in his life I feel that Coates wouldn’t have followed in his father’s footsteps as a political activism. Malcolm X and Eddie Conway were on of the reasons Coates was aware of the situation concerning the people of color. His eyes were open to all the unfairness, mistreatment and
In "Message to the Grass Roots" Coates remembers a specific quote "Don’t give up your life. Preserve your life. It’s the best thing you have going. And if you’ve got to give it up, make sure it’s even-steven." it was a profound claim about the value of your body that was very important to Coates especially considering his upbringing. Marshall "Eddie" Conway was the former Black Panther leader in Baltimore, Maryland, who served 44 years for a murder he denies committing. Eddie Conway and the men in prison were one of Coates first memories as a child. These memories Coates has of visiting Conway in prison is essential to everything Coates had done as a journalist. Meeting these influential men was a big part of Coates life. Without these men in his life I feel that Coates wouldn’t have followed in his father’s footsteps as a political activism. Malcolm X and Eddie Conway were on of the reasons Coates was aware of the situation concerning the people of color. His eyes were open to all the unfairness, mistreatment and