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Segregation is the action of setting someone or many apart from others. During the story, Mississippi Trial, 1955, Emmett Till is one of many black people who are treated unfairly and are ripped apart from their own community. Hiram noticed the indifference between black and white people. He decides he wants to take action and fix the horrible problems that many are facing. Throughout the novel, Mississippi Trial, 1955, by Chris Crowe, Hiram experiences ups and downs all through the story. Hiram dramatically changes from the beginning of the story to the end. As time goes on, Hiram grows to be a confident person as he witnesses black people being mistreated. Moreover, Hiram becomes more brave and speaks up about things he thinks are wrong. …show more content…

had acted but realized it was too late. At the end of the story, Hiram realized his grandpa didn't believe in the same thing he did and he wasn’t sure how to think about it. Hiram always wanted to do what was right. He wanted to apologize to Emmett for R.C.’s actions but realized he should've said something sooner. “I wanted to say something, to yell that I was sorry, that I thought R.C. was evil and messed up, but they were too far to hear by then...I felt dirty and weak. And ashamed.”(Crowe 93) Hiram feels terrible about what R.C. did. But he felt even worse when he realized he hadn't done anything to stop it, he stood there in shock watching Emmett get beaten up by R.C. He was so disappointed in himself because he always thought good people shouldn’t go along with anything terrible and that they should stop whatever was happening. In addition, when Hiram starts talking to his father he expresses how he feels about his grandfather. He tells his dad how he doesn't agree with what his grandfather thinks about black people. “Maybe I wouldn't be able to answer for a long time. I knew some things, some horrible things, about my grandfather. Dad probably did too. I don´t know. Grampa’s pretty complicated. I guess I'm still working on it.” (Crowe 229) After the murder of Emmett Till, Hiram saw how his grandfather truly acted. Hiram hated the way his grampa was involved in the murder and his view on civil rights. Hiram believed black people deserved better but his grandfather believed black people had a place and it was beneath white

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