,TRAYVON ,M>T9--,A ,P]SONAL ,RESPONSE 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,*RI/OPH] ,Z4 ,HOBSON 

,TEXT 3 

,IT IS V]Y DIFFICULT TO WRITE AB\T ! \TCOME ( ! ,TRAYVON ,M>T9 CASE4 ,:AT HAPP5$ HURTS MORE ?AN ANY?+ 9 YE>S4 ,MY MO/ BASIC ?\<T IS SIMPLY3 ?AT POOR BOY4 ,& HIS P>5TS--:AT !Y >E GO+ ?R\< W\LD BE UNIMAG9ABLE1 EXCEPT = ! LONG L9E ( ,BLACK P>5TS & FAMILY BE=E !M :O HAVE SUFF]$ ! SAME WAY3 A SON BL[N AWAY BY ! POLICE1 BY VIGILANTES1 BY A MOB1 Y\?S L9$ UP BY DEAL]S & EXECUT$ ON \TDOOR BASKETBALL C\RTS1 DRIVE-BY %OOT+S1 LITTLE *ILDR5 KILL$ BY /RAY BULLETS4 ,ALL ?IS IS HORRIBLE BEYOND WORDS & YET = ONE'S SON'S KILL] TO BE 9DICT$1 TRI$1 & !N ACQUITT$ ADDS 9SULT & DI%ONOR--A WEI<+ ( ! PRECISE IMPORTANCE ( A ,BLACK P]SON'S LIFE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES--TO ! PA9 ( DEA?4 ,& SO ,TRAYVON ,M>T9'S P>5TS HAD TO USE ! /OICISM ( SO MANY ?\S&S BE=E !M4 ,IT IS ALL !Y HAVE4 

,MY S5SE IS ?AT ,M>T9 WAS AS GOOD AS DEAD ! MOM5T ,ZIMM]MAN SPOTT$ HIM4 ,IT WAS ONLY NECESS>Y = SOME?+ TO GO WRONG1 & SOME?+ ALMO/ ALWAYS DOES4 ,! FRI5D ,M>T9 SPOKE TO BY CELLPHONE ADVIS$ HIM TO RUN = HIS FA!R'S FIANCEE'S H\SE2 HE SAID1 0,I'LL WALK FA/]40 ,HE WAS RI<T--TO RUN W\LD HAVE BE5 TO 9VITE ATTACK--BUT ! DECISION DIDN'T HELP HIM4 ,WE DON'T KN[ :AT HAPP5$ NEXT & WE NEV] WILL4 ,IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT /OPP+ & MEEKLY ANSW]+ QUE/IONS FROM AN UNKN[N :ITE MAN W\LD HAVE SAV$ ,M>T9'S LIFE1 & IT IS POSSIBLE ?AT IT W\LDN'T HAVE1 OR ?AT ,ZIMM]MAN GAVE HIM NO *ANCE TO ANSW] QUE/IONS4 

,:AT HAPP5$ LAT] WAS MORE PR$ICTABLE4 ,I MYSELF EXPECT$ AN ACQUITTAL FROM ! MOM5T ,ZIMM]MAN WAS 9DICT$4 ,MY REASONS W]E3 ! S5SE ?AT ! PROSECUTION W\LD NEV] TRY ! CASE S]I\SLY--?AT IS1 W\LD NEV] MAKE RACE ! C5T] ( ! CASE2 ! S5SE ?AT UN/AT$ /]EOTYPES ( ,BLACK MALE CRIM9ALITY W\LD CONTROL ! CASE2 ! S5SE ?AT DEF5SE ( PROP]TY 7:ITE PROP]TY7 IS SACROSANCT 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,I BELIEVE ! PROSECUTION WAS EMB>RASS$ 9TO BR++ *>GES & NEV] = A MOM5T UND]/OOD ! CASE FROM ! VIEWPO9T ( ,BLACK PEOPLE--?AT IS1 AS ONE ( ! ?\S&S ( KILL+S ( ,BLACKS :O W]E 9 0! WRONG PLACE0 OV] ! LA/ C5TURY1 ALMO/ ALWAYS ) FULL EXON]ATION ( ! :ITE P]PETRATORS4 ,I ?9K ! PROSECUTION NEV] UND]/OOD ! PREJUDICES MOBILIZ$ BY ! CASE--?AT IF A Y\NG ,BLACK MALE 9 A GAT$ COMMUNITY IS NOT NECESS>ILY A CRIM9AL1 IT'S NOT UNREASONABLE TO ?9K HE MI<T BE2 ?AT A 0NEI<BORHOOD WAT*MAN0 IS A PURELY CONSCI5TI\S CITIZ5 )\T PREJUDICES ( HIS [N4 ,I ?9K ! PROSECUTION NEV] EXPECT$ A CONVICTION & NEV] S]I\SLY F\<T = ONE4 ,:Y WAS !RE NO ,BLACK PROSECUTOR8 ,:Y DIDN'T ! PROSECUTION FI<T TO GET AT LEA/ ONE ,BLACK P]SON ON ! JURY1 ) ! HOPE ?AT1 IF NECESS>Y1 ?AT P]SON C\LD HANG ! JURY8 ,:Y DIDN'T ! PROSECUTION SAY ! CASE WAS ALL AB\T RACE1 ALL AB\T ! LONG HI/ORY ( (FICIAL & VIGILANTE ATTACKS AGA9/ ,BLACK M5--YELL+ IT \T TO ! JURY1 IF NE$ BE1 & LETT+ ! JUDGE DISALL[ IT1 JU/ SO IT GOT SAID8 ,)\T !SE ATTEMPTS1 ! JURY C\LD IGNORE RACE & YET VOTE ! LOGIC ( RACE1 AT ! SAME TIME4 

,BUT :AT HAS HAPP5$ IS MORE FUNDAM5TAL ?AN ! SPECIFICS ( ?IS CASE4 ,IT IS #ae YE>S & A FEW WEEKS S9CE ! BATTLE ( ,GETTYSBURG1 JU/ UND] FIFTY YE>S S9CE ,K+'S 0,I ,HAVE A ,DREAM0 SPEE*1 FIVE YE>S 9TO ! ,OBAMA PRESID5CY1 & ?IS IS--YES1 ?IS IS--JU/ICE = ,BLACK PEOPLE 9 ,AM]ICA4 ,MAKE NO MI/AKE4 ,9 #b#a#c1 RACE IS1 AS IT ALWAYS HAS BE51 ! ISSUE ABOVE ALL O!R ISSUES 9 ,U4,S4 LIFE1 AS ANTI-,SEMITISM WAS ! ISSUE ABOVE ALL O!R ISSUES UND] ,HITL]2 BECAUSE NO O!R GR\P1 NOT EV5 ,HISPANICS OR ,NATIVE ,AM]ICANS1 HAS BE5 DEPRIV$ ( HUMAN RI<TS AS CONSI/5TLY & SY/EMATICALLY AS ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS--NOT N[ 9 ! L(TY PREC9CTS ( CON/ITUTIONAL LAW1 BUT :]E IT C\NTS3 ON ! /REET1 9 ! POLICE /ATION1 9 ! ORD9>Y CRIM9AL C\RTROOM1 9 ! GAT$ COMMUNITY1 9 ! EV]YDAY DISCRIM9ATION ?AT CONT9UES )\T PAUSE4 ,:E!R ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES CAN MAKE ROOM = ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS TO LIVE 9 REAL EQUALITY & ) REAL FRE$OM WILL DET]M9E :E!R ?IS SOCIETY HAS A FUTURE WOR? ! NAME4 

,= A V]Y LONG TIME--S9CE AB\T HALF A C5TURY BE=E ! ,CIVIL ,W>--! GREAT MAJORITY ( ,AFRICAN-DESC5D$ PEOPLE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES HAVE DEF9$ !MSELVES1 = BETT] OR WORSE1 FOOLI%LY OR WISELY1 AS ,AM]ICANS4 ,!Y HAVE 9SI/$ ?AT !Y >E 5TITL$ TO ! FULL RI<TS ( CITIZ5S & ?AT !Y MEAN TO HAVE !M4 ,AGA9/ ?IS OP9ION ( ! L>GE MAJORITY1 A M9ORITY HAVE >GU$ ?AT SO LONG AS EV5TS LIKE ?IS WEEK'S CAN HAPP51 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES 0CAN NEV] BE ACCEPT$ AS A CIVIL1 MU* LESS A ,*RI/IAN C\NTRY0 7,A,M,E ,BI%OP ,H5RY ,M4 ,TURN]1 #a#h#h#c1 ON ! ,SUPREME ,C\RT'S 9VALIDATION ( ! #ahge ,CIVIL ,RI<TS ,ACT72 ?AT 0,I'M NOT AN ,AM]ICAN4 ,I'M ONE ( ! #bb MILLION BLACK PEOPLE :O >E ! VICTIMS ( ,AM]ICANISM0 7,MALCOLM ,X1 #a#i#f#d74 ,! SEP>ATI/ M9ORITY >GU$ ?AT ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES C\LD NEV] BECOME MORE DEMOCRATIC & IT WAS NECESS>Y EI!R TO EMIGRATE1 TO =M A SEP>ATE ,BLACK /ATE OR NATION1 OR1 MORE REC5TLY1 TO =M A SPIRITUALLY1 CULTURALLY1 & ECONOMICALLY DI/9CT ,BLACK PRES5CE )9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 7,MALCOLM ,X HIMSELF EVOLV$ 9 A DIFF]5T DIRECTION BE=E HIS MURD]1 FAVOR+ SOME UNDEF9$ MODEL ( WORLD ANTICOLONIAL & CLASS REVOLUTION47 ,!SE VIEWS DES]VE FULL CONSID]ATION & RESPECT4 ,I P]SONALLY1 H[EV]1 DON'T BELIEVE ANY ( ! SEP>ATI/ /RATEGIES IS VIABLE--MO/ ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS >E ?OR\<LY 9T]ME%$ 9 ! ,U4,S4 ECONOMY & %>E 9 ,U4,S4 CULTURE 9 DI/9CTIVE ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICAN =M4 ,BUT EV5 MORE IMPORTANT ?AN !SE OBJECTIVE FACTORS IS ! DECISION ( ,AFRICANS 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES TO CALL !MSELVES & TO BECOME ,AM]ICANS 9 ! FULL S5SE4 ,?IS DECISION1 AS M5TION$ ABOVE1 WAS MADE LONG AGO & HAS NEV] COME CLOSE TO *ANG+4 

,?IS MEANS !RE IS NO ALT]NATIVE TO ! /RUGGLE = FULL RI<TS & FRE$OM 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES1 & AFT] MESS+ >\ND ) ?IS IDEA = A LONG :ILE 7& AFT] A LONG E>LI] SYMPA?Y ) ,BLACK NATIONALISM1 SOME ( :I* %[S ABOVE71 ,I'VE DECID$ TO CALL ?IS POSITION BY ITS RI<T NAME1 9TEGRATIONISM4 ,BUT 9TEGRATIONISM DOES NOT NECESS>ILY MEAN BEGG+ = 9CLUSION1 AS IT'S (T5 UND]/OOD BY LEFTI/S4 ,RA!R1 ! BASIC GOAL ( ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS = TWO HUNDR$ YE>S HAS BE5 :AT ,I W\LD CALL PROPHETIC 9TEGRATIONISM--WORK+ CEASELESSLY = FULL RI<TS & EQUALITY 9 A SOCIETY ?AT IS PU%$ & GOAD$ TO *ANGE TO MAKE !SE POSSIBLE1 & WORK+ TO GA9 & HOLD AS MANY RI<TS & AS MU* LEV]AGE AS POSSIBLE 9 ! MEANTIME4 ,PROPHETIC 9TEGRATIONISM MEANS AN 9TEGRATIONISM ?AT PROJECTS & WORKS = A FUTURE SOCIETY 9 :I* :AT IS IMPOSSIBLE TODAY BECOMES POSSIBLE4 ,?IS IS ! 9TEGRATIONISM ( ,FRANCIS ,GRIMKE1 :O 9 #aiai WROTE1 0,! COLOR$ MAN HAS NO IDEA1 NOT ! REMOTE/ IDEA ( ACCEPT+ .<PRES5T CONDITIONS.> AS A F9ALITY02 ( ,REV]DY ,RANSOM1 :O 9 #aice SAID ,AFRICAN ,AM]ICANS' GOAL %\LD BE TO 0LEVEL ! WALLS ( WEAL? & PRIVILEGE1 ( BIGOTRY & PRIDE1 ( COLOR & RACE02 & ( MANY O!RS BESIDES !M4 ,I ?9K ?IS TYPE ( PROPHETIC 9TEGRATIONISM IS ! GOAL ALL ( US %\LD BE WORK+ =1 9 T]MS ( ! RACE ISSUE 9 ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES4 ,BEYOND ?IS WE >E WORK+ = :AT ,JAMES ,BALDW91 9 ! TITLE ( HIS #aifb NOVEL1 CALL$ ,ANO!R ,C\NTRY4 ,= ,BALDW91 ,ANO!R ,C\NTRY REF]R$ TO ! BIBLICAL ,NEW ,J]USALEM 9 A SECUL> =M--A NEW SOCIETY ( LOVE ?AT ,BALDW9 BELIEV$ WE C\LD POSSIBLY A*IEVE 9 ! FUTURE4 ,?AT IS MY GOAL TOO4 ,BUT ,I BELIEVE WE ALSO NE$ ! BURN+ ANG] & CONTEMPT PEOPLE LIKE ,MALCOLM ,X & ,H5RY ,M4 ,TURN] FELT = ! ,UNIT$ ,/ATES & ITS VIRTUALLY LIMITLESS VIOL5CE & HYPOCRISY4 ,O!RWISE ,I ?9K WE CAN BE ?R[N (F GU>D1 WE CAN FAIL TO ANTICIPATE :AT ,I ?9K MO/ ,BLACK ,AM]ICANS KNEW 9 !IR BONES--! ACQUITTAL ( ,ZIMM]MAN WAS ALWAYS ! MO/ LIKELY \TCOME4 ,WE NE$ ANG] & RAGE TO CL>IFY \R UND]/&+4 

,9 ! MEANTIME ! B\LD] WE HAVE BE5 PU%+ UP ! M\NTA9 ( RACIAL JU/ICE = SO LONG HAS ROLL$ BACK D[N--NOT TO ! FOOT ( ! M\NTA91 BUT SOME WAY D[N4 ,! PROTE/S1 PRAY] MEET+S1 VIGILS1 DEMON/RATIONS ?AT HAVE OCCURR$ R\ND ! C\NTRY 9 ! %ORT TIME S9CE ! ,ZIMM]MAN V]DICT >E1 ,I HOPE1 ! />T ( SOME?+ MU* BIGG] ?AT WILL WIPE AWAY ! 9SULT4 ,IT WILL1 ,I HOPE1 NOT TAKE ANO!R TWO HUNDR$ YE>S TO ROLL ! /ONE BACK UP ! M\NTA91 BUT WE MU/ PUT \R %\LD]S TO ! /ONE N[4 ,BUT ,I HOPE TOO ?AT WE CAN TAKE TIME JU/ TO M\RN3 ?AT POOR BOY4 

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