Black Like Me Pages 46-52

English 11 3/21-22/2017 Pgs. 46-48 Can our education in this class help us to understand how the Pearl River County Grand Jury debacle of the Mack Parker kidnap-lynch murder case could happen? 1. Why is the word “nigger” offensive?

English 11 3/21-22/2017 Jesus’ words from the book of Matthew, Chapter 5, verses 21-22: “You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder, and whoever murders will be in danger of the judgment.’ “But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire.” Here Jesus is quoted as saying that calling someone a fool is essentially the same as murder, which we see to be really extreme and crazy. BUT…where is the wisdom in this? 2. How is telling someone they are a fool the same as murdering them? (HINT: Consider the difference between “You are a fool!” and “You’re acting like a fool!”)

English 11 3/21-22/2017 3. How can this conversation explain how the white Grand Jury (from the newspaper article on pages 46- 47) could allow the lynch mob to (literally) get away with murder? (Make connections to statements from the book—pages 46-48—in your discussion)