Letter To Medgar Evans Analysis
World War Two
A letter was written by a man named Medgar Evans. He was an African American man from Mississippi who entered the WW2 at age 19. Medgar was completely out of his comfort zone when he entered the army especially since his whole patrol unit was led by a white lieutenant. The lieutenant favored Medgar and became a mentor teaching him that intelligence would take him far in life and to always strive for something better. Joining the army opened a whole new world for Medgar who had never stepped foot outside of Mississippi. After living in place where racial discrimination was a part of Evans was surprised that some places racism didn’t even exist. When they landed in France a white family opened there home to Medgar where he even had a …show more content…
However, Medgar had to watch has white American troops spread rumors about the African Americans forces and why they were segregated. Unfortunately, for Medgar “even the openness and friendliness of the French were tainted by the presence of American racism. There was apparently no escape from it”. Even after fighting in the war for his country Medgar and his friends still faced prejudice when they returned home. Evans and his brothers were even chased out of the courthouse by a white mob after trying to vote on election day. Edgar thought of the war as an adventure and a place where for the most part he felt comfortable. Despite, there being segregated patrols he was still enjoying being able to explore and travel the world even if it were under sad circumstances. Unfortunately, after the war Evans still had to deal with racism amongst the
A letter was written by a man named Medgar Evans. He was an African American man from Mississippi who entered the WW2 at age 19. Medgar was completely out of his comfort zone when he entered the army especially since his whole patrol unit was led by a white lieutenant. The lieutenant favored Medgar and became a mentor teaching him that intelligence would take him far in life and to always strive for something better. Joining the army opened a whole new world for Medgar who had never stepped foot outside of Mississippi. After living in place where racial discrimination was a part of Evans was surprised that some places racism didn’t even exist. When they landed in France a white family opened there home to Medgar where he even had a …show more content…
However, Medgar had to watch has white American troops spread rumors about the African Americans forces and why they were segregated. Unfortunately, for Medgar “even the openness and friendliness of the French were tainted by the presence of American racism. There was apparently no escape from it”. Even after fighting in the war for his country Medgar and his friends still faced prejudice when they returned home. Evans and his brothers were even chased out of the courthouse by a white mob after trying to vote on election day. Edgar thought of the war as an adventure and a place where for the most part he felt comfortable. Despite, there being segregated patrols he was still enjoying being able to explore and travel the world even if it were under sad circumstances. Unfortunately, after the war Evans still had to deal with racism amongst the