Essays About Racism

In his book, The Louisiana Native Guards, James Hollandsworth gives a brief description of the initial African American Army division during the Civil War and the unfairness experienced by black people from both Southern and Northern white societies. Hollandsworth claims that this division was unique in Civil War records since they began as a ceremonial […]

In the novel, “If He Hollers, Let Him Go…”, the author introduces us to Bob Jones, a black man in America in the 1940s. We learn in the first few chapters that Bob dreams of a place where he can live free, where he is treated as a man and judged based on his actions […]

The foundation of belonging is often associated with the loss of a person’s individuality. Indeed, as the construction of one’s identity is highly intricate and ever – changing, several authorities often considers its development to be associated with our relationships. From this, it can be shown that belonging can be associated with the degradation of […]

Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon depicts African hero Milkman Dead’s exploration of his family’s history and his own upbringing, while also shedding light on the experiences of black individuals in society. The theme of “flying” carries significant meaning throughout the book, symbolizing different traits embodied by Milkman’s grandfather, father, aunt, and friend(s?). Within the black […]

Written in 1969, Dudley Randall’s poem “The Ballad of Birmingham” illustrates a mothers struggle to keep her young daughter away from harm during a civil rights rally in Birmingham. Throughout the poem, symbols such as a church, a child, and a shoe represent African-Americans and their fight against segregation. These symbols represent the struggle for […]

Audrey Lorde was a self described “Black lesbian, mother, warrior, poet. ” Her struggle against oppression on many fronts was expressed with a force and clarity that made her a valued voice for women, African Americans, and the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. However, in terms of dimensions of oppression that Audrey Lorde has […]

The membership in a particular group, like a specific race, can greatly influence an individual’s perception. Experiencing exclusion is common in social interactions as people choose whom to associate with or avoid. Discrimination based on factors such as race, gender, and religion is often practiced. Throughout history and even today, identifying with a specific race, […]

Popular phrases such as, “the Blacker the Berry, the Sweeter the juice,” and “If it’s White, it’s gotta be right,” have held opposing views in the African American community on the concept of skin complexion. This idea of a “Color Complex” has psychologically altered the way many African Americans perceive beauty, success, and their personal […]

Through many tolling years, the culture and development of women has changed significantly over centuries. Women, both Caucasian and African American alike, have overcome many obstacles to obtain their rightful places in society. The improvements have been few and far in between, and the progress slow and morose. Yet, even through the challenges of change, […]

The root of Caribbean Society and Culture is on the plantation. Mustapha (2009) posits that “The plantation played the principal role in the development of Caribbean culture. ” Indeed there are remnants of Plantation Society in present Caribbean, especially if one examines our class system. According to www. capesociology. org (n. d) “Academics contend that […]

The novel Ragtime by E. L. Doctorow explores the division of society through racism and murder. According to the Encyclopedia Britannica dictionary, racism is defined as the belief that race determines human characteristics and abilities, leading to an inherent superiority of one race over another. An example illustrating this concept in the novel is how […]

Meteorologist June-Bacon Bercey, born June Esther Griffin, is a native of Wichita, Kansas. She was the only child of James Griffin, an attorney, and Cherrie MacSalles, a music teacher. Being married twice, once in 1956 to Walker Bacon (doctor) and in 1968 to John Bercey (businessman), is how she got the combination of her last […]

The short story “Who‘s Passing for Who” by Langston Hughes was influenced by Hughes’ background in his society. This racial influenced story exemplifies how people thought of and interacted with those of a different race and those of a similar color. Hughes proves his credibility in writing the piece through his experiences that he endured […]

Social •An increase in size of slave population as hundreds of thousands of African slaves were imported annually into the New World •Change in racial composition of society – by the mid 18th century. Blacks far outnumbered whites, in some cases the ratio was as much as 25:1 •New laws were introduced to regulate and […]

The documentary, “The Two Towns of Jasper,” was excellent in my mind for many different reasons. It told of a black man being chained to the back of a pickup for three miles by three white men. The documentary consisted of good interviews, captive images, and the information was quality and factual. First, the interviews […]

Melton McLaurin, in his book, “Separate Pasts,” recalls memories of growing up in his hometown of Wade, North Carolina. During this time, McLaurin works in his grandfather’s store in the segregated South. McLaurin writes of his interactions with the black community and observes the segregated lifestyle of black and whites. In his book “Separate Pasts,” […]

Angelou’s story describes not just a fight between two boxers of different races. The writer wants to use the fight as a metaphor to a bigger fight, that of the social conflict that exists between the whites and blacks. The outcome of the fight is seen as a reflection of how society is to treat […]

The two characters that I am going to exploit in this paper are the Nadine Gordimer, 1991 Nobel Prize winner and her wife. Gordimer is a white man while her wife is a colored woman. However, it was the regime of Apartheid in South Africa. Thus, it is against the law for a white man […]

“Abhorrence of apartheid is a moral attitude, not a policy” (Heath). This quote explains a moral complication that an apartheid government system and people all the people in it are example of our failing society. In the book, Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane, this argument of controlling and containing an ethical society versus keeping the […]

I disagree with this statement ‘It is always a positive benefit to live in two cultures at the same time’ because the poem ‘Search for my tongue’ is an autobiographical poem about an Indian woman moving to a different country having to learn another language, this is a negative benefit she will forget her own […]

In this thesis I will be explain the ways in which the lives of the black distorted. There lives were very good after the Second World War, they had everything going well for them, but it didn’t last long. The foreword of Apartheid in the 1950’s 1960’s and 1970’s destroyed this optimism. Their lives got […]

To begin with, I wanted to focus my extended essay in an area of psychology in theatre. I began researching the play “Equus” by Peter Shaffer, as this was a play, looking at the role of a psychiatrist in a young English boy’s life. However, when I started researching Shaffer’s plays, I realised that, although […]