Hernando Washington, By Lisa McIntyre -

Why do you think Hernando Washington didn't think he deserved the punishment for the crimes he has committed? Why was it difficult for him to correlate the act of committing a crime with the act of being sentenced for it?

How does the essay relate to race relations and racial justice in America today? Particularly, how communities of color are affected when they're forced to function in a social and physical space in which blackness is continually discredited and devalued and whiteness is credited and privileged?

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Hernando Washington was a man who had a hard time understanding the concept of punishment He didnt think he deserved to be punished for his crimes because he had committed them without thinking about ... View the full answer