Narrative Essay On African-American Culture
Trapped Imagine being trapped in a cage because of your skin color. Kaylah is in small area that is fenced because of her skin color snd she is just twelve years old. This area is only for African-Americans like her and her mom. She is an only child and her mom is African-American and her dad is white. Kaylah is mixed but the government took her anyway along with her mom. Her dad visits them every day on the other side of the fence. He is not allowed to go inside the fence or give them anything from home. Kayla and her mom are along twenty other African-Americans in the area. There are ten adults, five kids, one elder, and four toddlers. Kaylah remembers back to when she was with her family free before they got captured. Before Kaylah and her family got captured she was a normal girl that played outside and played with friends. She only had one friend who was another African-American. Kaylah wasn’t allowed to be friends with and white children, Kaylah couldn’t even go to school with them. Kaylah always got made fun of because of her skin color but as long as Kaylah was with her family free then she was happy. Right before Kaylah and her mom got captured they were walking
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Her mom always tell her that they will get out soon. Kaylah doesn’t always believe her mom but she knows that she has to stay positive for both of them. Everyday white people look at the African-Americans like they are pets at a petting zoo that you don’t want to get close too. By now Kaylah is use to it because Kayla has been in the area for one year. Now, Kaylah is thirteen and still hoping that the officers will let them go. Kaylah did not think that someone could be so cruel. The man called the police and then the police didn’t believe her. Kaylah didn’t know that someone could be so harsh to lock a child and a mother up. But, Kaylah doesn’t care anymore, she just wants out of the area and she just wants to hug her
Her mom always tell her that they will get out soon. Kaylah doesn’t always believe her mom but she knows that she has to stay positive for both of them. Everyday white people look at the African-Americans like they are pets at a petting zoo that you don’t want to get close too. By now Kaylah is use to it because Kayla has been in the area for one year. Now, Kaylah is thirteen and still hoping that the officers will let them go. Kaylah did not think that someone could be so cruel. The man called the police and then the police didn’t believe her. Kaylah didn’t know that someone could be so harsh to lock a child and a mother up. But, Kaylah doesn’t care anymore, she just wants out of the area and she just wants to hug her