They should both restate the claim. Your conclusion could have a Call To Action which tells the reader that you are giving a reference to him/her.
I think that this is a very good opening paragraph. I can clearly tell exactly what your writing piece will be about, and it definitely hooks me in as a reader... GOOD JOB!
There is no excerpt given but the central idea here is that there is a great injustice being done to African Americans
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