Non-Fiction Reading Response 1

               Some people don't get justice for the killing of their beloved ones. According to the article “Justice Denied” by Dan Barry, Federal Bureau of investigation received a a letter from northeastern Louisiana, asking for justice in the killing of a well respected black merchant. For example, Frank Morris the black merchant died in the hands of two white men. One was holding a shotgun, and the other one held a canister of gas. Than he was found dead four days later from the fire that was lit that day. The author states that, the F.B.I told the people that the crime would go unpunished because, its said the local police were probably were involved in illegal activity. Some people like Frank Morris didn't get there justice, and the crimes were barely noted, much less investigated. People were afraid to come forward because of fear. Some of theses racially motivated killing was done by the Ku Klux Klan. At the time these group people were feared in the south. The F.B.I began a cold-case to investigate racially motivated murders from civil rights era. Although they are investigating, the government faced challenges. They couldn't investigate to give justice because of witnesses that were dead, suspects were dead, or the murderer himself dead. This article shows me how irresponsible the F.B.I are, and how bad of job there doing.

             The author who wrote this is trying to convey to us readers that racism still exist. It is also trying to shows us how people believe, and have faith in the F.B.I. One example is the colored people in Concordia Parish who wrote to the F.B.I saying, “ Your office is our only hope, so don't fail us.” This quotation shows us that, they truly believe in the F.B.I, and has faith in them. I feel very sorry for those people who aren't getting there justice. I am devastated to see that racism is still around. When the two white men killed Frank Morris by burning him I felt like it was the Ku Klux Klan's doing. The author shows different cases that involve racial killing. Frank Morris, Hosie Miller, Till, and some other people went through racial killing. Till a 14-year old black boy who was tortured and killed, because he was flirting with a white women. Hosie Miller, a farmer and church deacon, was shot by a white man in a argument over cows. This shows that lots of these killings involve racism. The author of this article is a little bias, because he stated that the Ku Klux Klan is responsible for many of the murders. He also stated that the F.B.I barely noted down the case, and much less investigated. Therefore, I conclude that this kind of writing shows readers that he is being a little bias. The colored people of Concordia who wrote to the F.B.I shows what they feel. There perspective shows the readers that they really had high hopes for the F.B.I.

           After reading this article, I can conclude that the F.B.I made a mistake, and they should have tried solving the cases when the incidents happened. They should know that if you resume a case after 5-10 years later the witnesses might be dead, or the murder himself might be dead. I've noticed that the cases close down, but opens up again, but the victims relative at the end don't get justice. Grace Hall Miller is a good example for this. Her case opened up again, and at the end after a careful investigation, she didn't get justice for her husband's death. She says “I guess they were just trying to make a show.” This quote shows the readers what she feels about the F.B.I. Once reading this article, I learned that not everyone in this world get justice for there relatives death.

Bibliography:

Barry, Dan. "Justice Denied." Upfront 18 Nov. 2013, Magazine ed.: 8-9.