Chapter 26: Suggestion for Writing 1: Brent Staples, “Black Men and Public Space”

Read Black Men and Public Space by Brent Staples and answer the following question. Then “submit” your work.

Question 1

Staples describes his feelings about being the object of racial fear. Have you or someone you know ever been the object of that fear or other misconceptions based on prejudice or stereotyping? Write a short personal essay discussing the causes and effects of the experience. What preconceptions were involved? How did you or your acquaintance respond?