Georgia White and Mrs. Mary Ruth Reid all changed Robert Williams perceptions on American society and American democracy for the worse. What was once a perception of hope and optimism turned into one of shame and despise. As a great quote by Henry David Thoreau goes, “It seems as if no man had ever died in America before; for in order to die you must first have lived” (Negroes with Guns, 85). Negroes of this time period were discriminated against, they were looked down upon, and had to fight for every right they had. American society and American democracy of this time period was complicit in allowing violence towards the innocent protestors and they turned a blind eye on more than one occasion. However, the pain and suffering of the Negro people of the past is not in vain as the black people today are closer than ever to equality, and equality is how things should
Georgia White and Mrs. Mary Ruth Reid all changed Robert Williams perceptions on American society and American democracy for the worse. What was once a perception of hope and optimism turned into one of shame and despise. As a great quote by Henry David Thoreau goes, “It seems as if no man had ever died in America before; for in order to die you must first have lived” (Negroes with Guns, 85). Negroes of this time period were discriminated against, they were looked down upon, and had to fight for every right they had. American society and American democracy of this time period was complicit in allowing violence towards the innocent protestors and they turned a blind eye on more than one occasion. However, the pain and suffering of the Negro people of the past is not in vain as the black people today are closer than ever to equality, and equality is how things should