Brent Staples

When the United States celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19 th revision it is important to remember that some of the heroes are not heroes.

I started class from Brent Staples' powerful article "Walking sideways: black people and public space". In this article originally published in a women's magazine in 1986, Staples talked about "his troubling heritage" - "ability to change public space in an ugly way", and appeared as an African-American. What makes me sad and angry is that the story of Staples is practically important for nearly 30 years since its first publication. Throughout the article, he shared many times when he was identified as a threat:

As it is a story, this article has caused a lot of pessimism among readers. If Brent Staples writes from another point of view or simply writes another article, its intentions are not that strong. Readers also sympathize with him as Staples tells of his own story. Especially when Staples raised an example of his prejudice, the reader will feel the most emotional and will try to understand what Staples experienced. Staples requires a lot of memory, and it also makes him more effective to evoke emotions. Many readers lock the door when someone shadows the door or lock the person walking when someone locks the door.

Reporter and writer Brent Staples was born in Chester, Pennsylvania on September 13, 1951. His father, Melvin Staples, is a truck driver. His mother, Geneva, a housewife. Staples was the eldest son of nine children, he grew up in Chester, but because of family financial problems, he moved seven times before completing junior high school. After planning the only African-American professor, Pennsylvania military academy school at Wisner's college to be in contact, prepare for the staples to be recognized as Widner by the program called the project. He graduated in B.A. in 1973. Degree in behavioral science. 1 from the Danfoss Foundation and 1 from the Ford Foundation; Staples acquired two doctoral scholarships. He went to get his doctorate. In the psychology of the University of Chicago it is 1982 degrees