Stanley Williams

RI 3 Which of the following best states what motivated Williams to found the Crips?

• The potential for financial gain

• Older teenagers who pressured him into it

• The desire for power and protection in a tough neighborhood

• His mother and her struggle to provide for the family

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RI 2 One of the central ideas of the text is that Williams was one of the founders of the Crips who went to jail for the crimes he committed while a leader of the gang. Which of the following best states another central idea of the text?

• Williams was bullied by older peers in his neighborhood, forcing him to carry a weapon.

• Despite his crimes, Williams eventually reformed and became an anti-gang activist.

• A large following protested Williams’ sentencing in the hopes to save his life.

• Even though he reformed, Williams was still sentenced to death by lethal injection.

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RI 1 Williams is quoted in the text stating that he is “innocent.” Which of the following quotations best supports the idea that he is "innocent".

• “I have been a wretched person, but I have redeemed myself”

• “redemption is tailor-made for the wretched”

• “It’s accessible for everybody”

• “So with that, I am grateful”

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