In “Black Men in Public Space” it seems that he is not angry about how people treat him, but is more aware of it. Staples feels like he knows that people don't judge him as a person, but because of the color of his skin and the stereotypes there are about black men. The article says: “I whistle tunes by Beethoven and Vivaldi and the most famous classical composers. Even Steely New Yorkers stooping to nighttime destinations seem to relax, and occasionally join in the tune” (Staples 162.) This means that Staple sings classical music, so people don't think he's a mugger walking the streets at night. In “Right Place, Wrong Face” the tone is angry. White is angry and upset, because he has been wrongly accused of a crime he didn't commit. White says, “I sat in that cell crying silent tears of disappointment and injustice with the knowledge of how many innocent black men are condemned for no reason” (230). White was not only angry about the situation, but he was also embarrassed. White says: “Before I was finally let go, exhausted, humiliated, embarrassed and still in shock”