Black Boy Chapter 7-8

When Richard graduates from school he earns the spot of Valedictorian. When this happens he is asked by his teacher to deliver a speech at the ceremony. After Richard prepares this speech he goes to deliver it. Then the principle walks up and hands him a speech that has already been prepared for him. Wright is completely shocked...he has just put the time in to write a speech and they give him one. The reason they made a speech for him is because they're afraid of what he might say in front of the white audience members. When the principle gives him the speech Wright gets really mad and tells him he's not going to give his speech. I think he is extremely justified in doing what he did. He's obviously a good student or else he wouldn't have the oppurtunity to deliver a speech and he has obviously worked hard. It's so crappy that they would do that to him. I still don't understand what the point of asking him to write a speech was if they were just going to give him one pre-written.