Please write three paragraphs to address the issue of systematic racism in relation to the criminal justice/legal system in America. Paragraph One; Discuss the role of the criminal justice/legal system on the lives of the characters within the novel, If Beale Street Could Talk. Paragraph Two: What point is Baldwin making about the criminal justice/legal system, based on what happens to the central characters when they encounter this system? Paragraph Three: Is the novel still relevant to contemporary (current/now) discussions of policing, race, and white supremacy? Begin Writing your essay below:
