Question 1: Who are the oppressors and resistors in this movement?
On April 12 2015 in Baltimore Freddie Gray's death has caused a lot of people to protest. The death of Freddie Gray happened in Baltimore when the police abused him he violently ended up dying a week later by not having a seatbelt in a police van by moving around while having the spinal cord injury. it is said that he was in a coma with no medical treatment . The event in Baltimore is considered a social justice movement because it shows that the black community is having a bad relationship with the police force due to being racist towards the black men.
The oppressor of the death of Freddie Gray are the police and the resistors are the protestors of the black community. In “Rough Rides and The Challenges of Improving Police Culture” , David A. Graham says, “Citizens have accused police of using aggressive driving to rough suspects up for decades in jurisdiction across the country “ .This,means that over the years police have been repeatedly abusing people. This is important because police are aggressively injuring many people. In ”The Mysterious Death of Freddie Gray” , David A. Graham says “Black men are dying at the hands of the police is of course nothing new but the nation is now paying attention and getting outraged “. This is saying that the black community is angry with the police for killing black men. This is relevant because the police are getting the attention of the black community for killing one of their own.
One thing I learned from your post is that the police really does not show a sensitive side to african americans. One thick question I have about your post is why are the poilce choose to pick on the black men first ?
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