Oks Like By Timothy Tyson Character Analysis

oks like,” (Tyson 52). Tyson always saw his father as a role model in his life, and he is his main focus during the book. Yes, Tyson elaborates on racism and the role white supremacy played in the South, but is main focus of the book is his father and how such a small moment of your young life can change the course of the rest of your life so much. Tyson wants to inform future generations of what can happen if people let the pigmentation of their skin affect their relationships with other human beings. Despite the background of characters becoming confusing, along with relation to the main point becoming unclear, he has a solid argument, and elaborates and focuses on the topic well. Timothy Tyson’s father, as
For example, when Reverend Tyson wanted Doctor Proctor come preach at his church in Sanford on Race Relations Sunday, dozens of church members protested this idea. There were only a select few that would stand up for Reverend Tyson such as Ms. Amy Womble, who told Tyson’s adversaries a story of a white teenager who had wrecked his car and a black airman who saved his life. Even though the boy was a different color, the airman stepped into help. She told that story and it persuaded all of the opposing people to agree to have Dr. Proctor at church. This was not the only thing Reverend Tyson did to help bridge the gap between blacks and whites. After the death of Henry “Dickie” Marrow, at the funeral, Vernon Tyson and his friend Thad Stem were the only white people to show up that day. The black friends of Dickie Marrow had rallied together and said that after the funeral, they were going to march down to the graveside. Vernon Tyson and Thad Stem participated in the march that day. The final example would be when Dr. Martin Luther King JR. was shot and killed on