Do you judge someone by the color of their skin? If
you would say yes you might be considered racist. Both the
story a "Open Letter to a Negro," and the movie Long Walk
home deal with racism and the characters share a common goal
to stop the racism.
Luz Long and Miriam Thompson were very a like. They
both could see past skin color and like a person for how
they are in the inside or compete against someone just
because they are a good athlete. Miriam helped Odessa and
did not care what people thought about her. Luz Long
respected Jesse owens because he was a great athlete, and
Jesse respected Luz not because he was a nazi but because he
was a great long jumper. But for both Miriam and Luz was
hard for them because racism was everywhere and they could
not stop it but that doesn't mean they wanted racism.
Odessa Carter and Jesse Owens were very much a like.
They both stood up for what they believe in and tried to
stop......
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