Picking Cotton by https://padlet.com/bou719215/9zzc3kaj9um1 Blog 2 en-us 2019-05-06 23:43:42 UTC 2025-04-10 15:19:23 UTC hello@padlet.com 1984 North Carolina, much like the other states in the US it had been hit with the crack epidemic. The 1984 Summer Olympics took place in Los Angeles. Ronald Regan was president. "December 22 – Four African-American youths (Barry Allen, Troy Canty, James Ramseur, and Darrell Cabey) board an express train in The Bronx borough of New York City. They attempt to rob Bernhard Goetz, who shoots them. The event starts a national debate about urban crime, which is a plague in 1981-1987 America." bou719215 https://padlet.com/bou719215/9zzc3kaj9um1/wish/357426351 1984 United States presidential election. (2019, April 25). Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election]]> 2019-05-07 00:29:27 UTC https://padlet.com/bou719215/9zzc3kaj9um1/wish/357426351 "But in the back of my mind I knew if the police wanted to keep me, they'd find reason." bou719215 https://padlet.com/bou719215/9zzc3kaj9um1/wish/357433320 "A few weeks after my release, Tom and I were invited onto The Larry King Live show in Los Angeles."
"I picture him, in those few seconds in between the fences, a stoner grin on his face, high at the thought that freedom was so close.” 
North Carolina in the mid 80s was still very racially segregated. With a republican in the white house, racial tensions in america, and the crack epidemic it was a perfect storm for racial injustice to occur. The novel takes place in Burlinton North Carolina a majority white smaller city in North Carolina. The Cold War was still in effect. Larry King was the king of late night talk shows with his mix of comedy and politics. Drugs were rampant throughout the states, cocaine and crack became the biggest issue in America. ]]> 2019-05-07 01:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/bou719215/9zzc3kaj9um1/wish/357433320 bou719215 https://padlet.com/bou719215/9zzc3kaj9um1/wish/357439424 Do these men look alike to you???]]> 2019-05-07 01:35:25 UTC https://padlet.com/bou719215/9zzc3kaj9um1/wish/357439424