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…in the South elevated, he became increasingly outraged. His next three books concerned the issue of racism, which were published between 1961 and 1963, and included Nobody Knows My Name, Another Country, and a book on the Black Muslim separatist movement, The Fire…

…many white Southerners felt in the aftermath of the Civil War. Blacks, having won the struggle for freedom from slavery, were now faced with a new struggle against widespread racism and the terrorism brought about by the Ku Klux Klan. While the menace…

…in love and their love is forbidden. Maria is Puerto Rican and Tony is Irish. In West Side Story they don't get married but they do have a torrid love affair. The hate between the two groups was modernized to racism and not as many of the main characters die…

…. The nightmare of slavery was over but a new one was to begin. One that still exists today. One that does not shrink but rather grows. Racism was and is upon us. With the arrival of the 20TH century, tens of thousands of African Americans left the farms of the South…

…of racism in society, he in his heart knows the corruption and hypocrisy of slavery in a democratic country. It is this sympathy that allows him to grow so close to his spiritual father; Jim. All the characteristics of Huck thus far have been positive…

…Luther King were largely responsible for the distinct different responses to American racism. Both men ultimately became towering icons of contemporary African-American culture and had a great influence on black Americans. However, King had a more positive…

…. Fitzgerald used the death of Gatsby without ever reaching his goal as a model for the naivete of hope. Tom Buchanan illustrates the indirect murderer of the American dream. Tom’s morals are tarnished by racism, adultery, and a sense of superiority…

…"Racism is an impediment to the progress of all aspects of a society, and we must fight it wherever we find it," spoken by Sarah Polley reflects the way society was at 1930’s. In the novel “To Kill a Mocking Bird” written by Harper Lee…

…. (http://www.abest.com/~cklose/aawar.htm)Medical attention was almost always given to whites soldiers first before blacks.(http://www.historychannel.com/) Racism was often so bad, that white soldiers would rather die than accept a blood transfusion from…

…1900's. The book centers on Janie's desire and search for self-establishment, but also deals with the problems of racism, materialism, death, and the treatment of women, among others. Throughout the forty years of her life documented in the book, Janie…