What Is The Significance Of Sandra Bland's Death
Maybe all people, in the course of their life, were or will be discriminated, either by their skin color, religion, culture or sex. In the early 1900’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” was written by Harper Lee with the intention of show social issues such as racism and prejudice. Almost a hundred years later, incidents that have similarities with the novel are still happening. The last horrible occurrence was the death of the black woman, Sandra Bland. Consequently, for achieve understand the connection between the novel and the death of Sandra, you should consider three aspects: first you have to have a basic knowledge about the circumstances of her death, secondly evaluate the similarity among Sandra Bland and two characters of the novel, Tom Robinson and Atticus Finch
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She was a twenty-eight-years-old woman who recently accepted a job at her Alma mater in Texas. Also, was a social activist and part of the movement “Black Lives Metter”. The facts are that she committed a driving infraction. Then, a police stopped her and decided to gave her a warning. Suddenly, everything went out of control. The police, Brian Encinia, and Sandra started a discussion that debouchment in jail and a 5000$ bond for her. But that is not the end, because at the third day of being in prison Sandra was found, under suspicious circumstances, hanging from a plastic bag on her cell. Certainly, the debate about racism and abuse of power inside the Police Forces in the United States was opened again because of her death. This is a debate that has been over the table for hundreds of
She was a twenty-eight-years-old woman who recently accepted a job at her Alma mater in Texas. Also, was a social activist and part of the movement “Black Lives Metter”. The facts are that she committed a driving infraction. Then, a police stopped her and decided to gave her a warning. Suddenly, everything went out of control. The police, Brian Encinia, and Sandra started a discussion that debouchment in jail and a 5000$ bond for her. But that is not the end, because at the third day of being in prison Sandra was found, under suspicious circumstances, hanging from a plastic bag on her cell. Certainly, the debate about racism and abuse of power inside the Police Forces in the United States was opened again because of her death. This is a debate that has been over the table for hundreds of