Home and Epilogue by Tyler https://padlet.com/tylerj17565/gracewalll Names en-us 2014-08-28 13:57:52 UTC 2024-05-28 17:43:00 UTC hello@padlet.com Chapter 12 lukej17095 https://padlet.com/tylerj17565/gracewalll/wish/32432203 "Who said all Negroes lived in the ghetto? We didn't!" (p. 183)

People make generalizations that all blacks live in the ghetto, which is quite opposite from what is actually true to the Norris family. Making generalizations is one of the ways racism hurts the most. Just because her family isn't white, doesn't mean they live in the ghetto. Don't judge a book by it's cover is the take away from this quote!

]]> 2014-08-28 14:12:05 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerj17565/gracewalll/wish/32432203 Epilogue samuelh17393 https://padlet.com/tylerj17565/gracewalll/wish/32433385 "I was unable to speak at my father's funeral." (Pg 192)

This shows how that even though Michele Norris was a strong woman and was able to always speak what was on her mind and fight for her rights. She wasn't able to speak at her fathers funeral because of how much it saddened her and how much it her.

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]]> 2014-08-29 13:43:47 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerj17565/gracewalll/wish/32538538 Summary- Epilogue samuelh17393 https://padlet.com/tylerj17565/gracewalll/wish/32539431 In the end everyone knew what Michele's fathers greatness, but not everyone would know. Not everyone knew about all of the other hero's. Many other African American people stood up for the civil rights movement but only few are still talked about to this day. More than just a few people made efforts like Martin Luther king Jr, Rosa Parks, and Nelson Mandela.

]]> 2014-08-29 13:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/tylerj17565/gracewalll/wish/32539431 Summary- Home lukej17095 https://padlet.com/tylerj17565/gracewalll/wish/32541095 In this chapter it shows how Michele Norris's mom is there for her and always helping her. And even when it seemed like she hated her mom her mom always led her on the right path. Even though Mrs. Norris' father didn't live in Alabama anymore, he would make frequent visits. He would take her to restaurants he used to go to, to prove that "Negroes" are just as much people as the whites in the South. Her father aspired to be known as normal, and fit in with the crowd, something that was non-existent for blacks in the South. Even when they applied for college, her husband, was advised not to apply to Stanford, it will be too hard, and he will be crushed under the pressure. He graduated, and went on to play in the NFL, crushing the

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