Kennedy is a colored American Law professor at the University of Harvard and is also a famous author. ... The author uses a direct quote from his parents; they "reasoned that their strictures would at least improve our chances of surviving and thriving" (Kennedy 24). Kennedy uses this quote to trigger the reader's sympathy for not just his family, but African-Americans everywhere, by considering that as both children and adults they will continuously be discriminated against even when they are respectful of others. ... A second significant point can be derived from the quote in ...

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