Wednesday, March 3, 2010
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I believe that Wright was completely justified in refusing the speech. The speech was undoubtedly written for someone with more schooling then Wright, with bigger, longer words and more complex sentences then Wright could typically use. It was unfair of the principal to try and use Wright to break the black and white barrier when doing so would end up embarrassing Wright in front of the entire school. Wright not wanting to be the principals subject of de-segregation as well as not wanting to behold the embarrassment that he would endure is completely justifiable in the eyes of any student who could see themselves in a similar position.
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While I agree with you that Wright was justified in not saying the speech that his principal wrote, I disagree that the speech his principal gave him was more complex. In fact, on page 177, Richard says, "The principal's speech was simpler and clearer than mine." When I read the chapter, I didn't as much draw on the idea of an attempt at de-segregation as an attempt to stifle the voice of the black students. However, I think it's an interesting interpretation.
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