With this question asked, Tommy nodded, somewhat melancholy, "That's why I came to Chicago for her, instead of with her. She died from manslaughter, but the court ultimately convicted the killer of hit and run. The murderers were two Irish white men who killed an Italian, and they had to pay only three thousand dollars. In fact, we didn't get a cent. So, can everyone now imagine the miserable life of black people in Rhode Island? Isn't it quite similar to everyone in Chicago?"
Some audience members covered their mouths, while others let out soft gasps.
"It seems your mother's passing had a significant impact on you?" Oprah looked at Tommy, reminded of her own experiences, how her mother had dumped her at her father's house countless times, almost absent for most of her childhood.
