Black Boy Sixth response

When Richard was about to graduate, he found out he was the Valedictorian of his class, and that he was told to give a speech. But the principle tells him to read the speech he made for Richard because white people will be attending the ceremony, and if Richard says his speech that he will bee held back. So Richard, ever plagued by people telling him what not to do, says his own speech. Richard had all the justification to his own speech because he worked so hard and had been through so much that he had to say his own speech.