Dear Martin

Justyce writes to Dr. King about his trip to his neighborhood. Mama knows right away that his arrest has been troubling him, and she listens as Justyce explains that he "can't seem to find where [he] fit[s]. Especially at that school" (35). He tells her about the class discussion and having to listen to Jared. Mama has little sympathy. She reminds him that "people who make history" aren't "supposed to fit" (36) and that he shouldn't run away from something just because it's difficult. Justyce admits that his mother was right and there is nothing he can do but keep moving forward. He reveals that the hardest thing that day at school was that Manny knows what Justyce went through and still agreed with Jared that "there's not a problem" (38). Justyce wonders how he is supposed to push forward despite knowing that "there are people who don't see a man with rights when they look at [him]" (37). He asks for King's guidance.

Since the discussion in class on racial equality, Jared has "been on a crusade to prove things in America are equal" (39). He suggests that each of them dress up as a