In the poem, race is used to represent the various forms of injustices that exist in American society, where these injustices are directed at particular races and are tolerated despite the atrocities done against minority groups. When talking about the death penalty, race should be brought up because, unfairly, a majority of people of color have been put to death for relatively minor crimes. Readers should be aware that the author is Native American because he discusses the crimes committed against the Indians because of their race and attests to those crimes. Such like the barren hill which have to mean to their culture.
Condemned to Die Because He is Black
The premise of the argument presented by Ogletree is the most persuasive. This is because the logic in the words serve as the reasons for his argument that African Americans are still facing acts of injustices such as facing execution as a result of their race. For instance, the premise statements that “the elicited testimony from the defense indicated that Mr. Buck’s race made him more likely to be violent,” shows the essence of logic in the persecution of black people because of their race. The least convincing is the conclusion that is used to effect persuasion in his arguments. Ogletree appeal to ethos by his conclusion only leaves us to wonder despite all the problems of race in the American criminal justice that he presented in his inference he only arrives at the conclusion that the system is complicated.
