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…of being associated with "rape", which is a result of racism and white-superiority. But, even though Bigger is afraid of such a situation, he eventually does commit "rape", which brings about his downfall and, eventually, his death. In Native Son, Richard…

…Question: "The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith is a closely personal account of the tragedy of one man. It is also an indictment of a racist society where the white man, assuming authority on the basis of racial superiority, can so comprehensively abuse…

…feel more separated from society compared to the underclass black people who are not so successful. They have done everything possible to satisfy the white society, but they still do not feel like they are being treated fairly. They are still being…

…enacted, in 1965. At this time, the country was in the middle of nationwide civil- rights demonstrations, and racial tension was at its peak. Most of the corporate executive and managerial positions were occupied by white males, who controlled the hiring…

…In Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, restraint as an underlying theme shows “civilized” man’s mentality. Restraint is what holds oneself together. The capability to suppress one’s own actions is the aptitude to control one’s mind. The white men deep…

…Tom Whitecloud's "Blue Winds Dancing" and E. Pauline Johnson's "A Red Girl's Reasoning" are both stories that comment on cultural differences between the dominant white North American culture and the Native…

…. Whether on America’s southern plantations or a slave trading ship off the coast of Chile, the blacks often out numbered the whites. Perhaps it was this fear that drove Melville to write this story the way that he did. For if he wrote a story about slaves…

…overlooked for many generations are the women of this society. The antebellum south provided few opportunities for women of either black or white descent. They were expected to be submissive home bodies and, depending on race and social status, anything from…

…be acceptable today. During slavery the South was a place of racial prejudice, discrimination, and hate. Blacks could be punished for simply looking at a white person the wrong way. Punishments included arrests, beatings, even lynchings were a common part…

…"The Uniform Crime Report statistics state that blacks are more frequently arrested than whites. While this may mean that blacks actually commit more crime, what are some other factors that may be driving the statistics?" "If black neighborhoods…