The Plight of the Black People in America

Student’s Name Instructor’s Name Course Date The Plight of the Black People in America On his father's death, Baldwin describes his father as a strong man with whom they had not interacted well. The reason why the two did not interact is that both of them belonged in different generations and valued different things. Also, they had a common trait of pride that would not allow them to agree with one another. Baldwin says that he had not known his father well and they were not getting along well. Baldwin says that his father was just as proud and stubborn as he was (88). Baldwin agrees that he and his father shared a common vice of pride that would not have allowed them to sit together and share like a father and son would do. Baldwin and his father had so many traits that they shared. They shared the same black color, and both were also stubborn (Baldwin, 89). The writer talks about how the father resembled him in many ways, from the color to the behaviors. As per the writings, Baldwin and his father were both a menace. Baldwin had an unfortunate encounter in New Jersey where he realized that there was discrimination of black people in New Jersey. Baldwin learned what it meant to be a Negro in New Jersey. He was mistreated by the white people in New Jersey just because he was a black person (Baldwin, 94). Baldwin had not realized before that black people experienced challenges in America until he visited New Jersey. The writer is terrified about the experience because he never thought people would treat others ...