Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Blog 082714 - Thoughts on Chapter 11 of The Grace of Silence

Chapter 11 - A Date with Justice

       In this chapter, Michele Norris talks about the Woodard Case. Lynwood Shull was accused of blinding Isaac Woodard. Michele Norris tries to contact Lynwood Shull's family and distant relatives. Lynwood's incident is seldom talked about in the family. One of the relatives that was married into the family was part of the family for thirty years before discovering of the accusation. One of Lynwood's nephews was shocked to find out about the incident and didn't expect that Lynwood would have done that, apologizing. However, a distant relative felt no need to apologize despite being related and sharing the same last name.
       Michele had tried very hard to track down the families of the police that were involved in the incident where Belvin Norris was shot in the leg. She was not successful in finding any of the wives, sons, or family members. I feel sorry that she didn't find what she was looking for. I know that talking to those people and finding out what their thoughts were mattered a lot to her.