In the article “A Report from Occupied Territory” by James Baldwin it takes place in Harlem, 1964. Policeman were beating up a kid when a salesman approached them and ask they why, then they started beating the salesman so bad that he had to be hospitalized. The cultural information included in Baldwin’s article was about the Black community in Harlem. The oppression and racism African Americans faced and the brutality of police officers they had to go through. Questions a field worker might ask are what people are being affected by this? When is this events taking place? And what kind of social issues are being faced? Sources of information that a fieldworker might use to penetrate the insider perspective are interviews, observations and conversations between the member in this community. Some comments I have about the passage in between the two reading’s are that Baldwins article is about Harlem and the racism African American s experienced during those times, and Shively’s reflection he talks about how when he will talk about his white peers will tell him how things haven’t changed, but just because they have change doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t talk about them. Baldwin and Shively offer the following steps to hold society accountable, Shively mentions how we should help the police accountable for their actions. Another step is to address the injustices that are happening.

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