![]() ![]() The author was trying to convey an important message-kids quietly internalize parents’ racism and subtle prejudices. Looking deeper into it, the story is about how their actions made sure that the will of their friendship is passed on to the following generations. If you cover the surface of the book, you would think it is a story about two people who formed a rare friendship during the 1960s when segregation was prominent. The events of the story progress when their friendship begins to impact their families. As the story unfolds, the two characters find common ground and develop a rare friendship in the racist town of Houston. ![]() Larry Thompson is a Black professor who leads a peaceful nonviolent protest against racial inequality. ![]() Jack Long is a White television reporter who is responsible for covering news about racial divide. In their graphic novel The Silence of Our Friends, Long, Demonakos, and Powell powerfully illustrate the struggle of a Black and White family as they dealt with violence and injustices of the civil rights movement in the 1960s. Reading Response 2: The Silence of Our Friends ![]()
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