Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Question 1: Oppressors and Resistors in the Case of Trayvon Martin

1. Who are the oppressors and resistors in this movement?
Do we deserve to be treated right? Trayvon Martin was a 17-year old African-American boy who lived in Florida. He was shot by a man named George Zimmerman because he looked suspicious. After Trayvon was killed, hundreds of African Americans gathered in a small park outside the courthouse to support Trayvon Martin. They stood up for Trayvon Martin because Zimmerman killed him for no reason. Many African-Americans wear hoodies and hold up a bags of Skittles and say "I am Trayvon Martin." To support him for something he has not done. This event demonstrates oppression and resistance because Trayvon Martin was killed by a man named Zimmerman because he said that Trayvon was attacking him. 

The oppressors is Zimmerman. He said that Trayvon Martin looked suspicious. In the article "Shooting Of Trayvon Martin," "This guy looks like he up to no good or he is on drugs or something." In other words, Zimmerman is an oppressor because he saying that Trayvon looks like a bad person. This demonstrates that George Zimmerman actions is an example of rational that African-Americans face because he murdered a teenager boy from Florida because of his skin color. 

The resistors are African American people who are fighting against this crime. African-Americans are fighting against George Zimmerman because this is against racism. African-Americans were supporting Trayvon Martin by wearing hoodies and holding a bag of skittles saying "I am Trayvon Martin." They are telling Zimmerman "I am solidarity because of Trayvon Martin was an innocent person."

4 comments:

  1. One thing I learned from your post is how all the African Americans came together to protest against the violence.

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  2. How did this effect the community

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  3. Why would Zimmerman think that traction look suspicious

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  4. I see that zimmermon dislikes black people

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