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Summary Of Patricia Williams The Death Of A Profane

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“The Death of a Profane” tells a story about Patricia Williams not being allowed into a store to buy a sweater for her mom around Christmas time. Williams is a black woman, and her access into the store was denied in Soho. “She rang the buzzer to be let in, her face was pressed against the window and the white salesman told her they were closed” (Williams, 45). Williams knew the store was not closed, they just did not want to let her in because she was black and could possibly rob the store. Anyone, no matter their race, could steal from a store, but this is an example of inequality between races.
Many other blacks in Soho have probably experienced the same situation as Williams did, but everyone knows they are not closed because they see
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