"All God's Children"

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The spiral of violence in the United States had its roots in slavery and has been perpetuated through the generations by the wide division that has existed between the black and white cultures. This paper examines these views by Fox Butterfield in "All God's Children". The paper shows how the author backs up his claim with voluminous research that studies the family of convicted murderer Willie Bosket, to uncover a tradition of violence and poverty that began during the days that immediately followed the Revolutionary War.

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"From the start Willie Bosket's relationship with his mother was complicated. She often told the boy that he was just like his father and that he was sure to grow up to be "no good." The environment in Harlem was far less than wholesome, and he was always struggling in a love-hate relationship with his mother. When he learned that his father was in prison, he bragged about the fact to neighborhood boys and soon became embroiled in violent crime and behavior as had the men in his family as far back as could be traced. The so-called code of honor had become what is today known as the code of the streets, and Willie began to engage in petty crime that was met with violent punishment from his mother."

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