"Time and Distance Overcome" was definitely intriguing but my personal reaction was completely shocked. I had never expected such a bad outcome for the introduction of telephones. When I saw the first mention of the "war on telephone poles" I did not realize until reading further the impact telephone poles had on society in the south. A lot of people did not enjoy telephone poles being placed all over their land so they used them for unjust purposes. My reaction to the story was completely repulsed. For one, I am so surprised that people would do such a thing to another person. I understand times have changed and there have been worse things like the Holocaust. I still cannot imagine the telephone post I pass on a regular basis could be used for the destruction of another human being. I do not understand the point of racism and why "white people" would commit such horrible acts of cruelty.

Someone could argue that this is not a shocking offense at all due to all the racist things that have happened and even the Civil War. As of today, there have still been major cases of racism which I can still not quite understand because I think all people should be treated fairly and equal.