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Race In America - Research Paper

Race In America

Throughout the history of the United States, the relationship between white and black people has been an issue that has greatly divided the nation. Race is an important issue to many people in America. The race issue is very influential because of the fact that our country has had so many problems throughout its history. In the chapter, "Gone With the Wind" from the text Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen, Loewen quotes Studs Terkel as saying, "race is our 'American obsession'." In the reading of "Who is Black? One Nation's Definition" by F. James Davis, race is discussed also as an important part of the American culture.
When Studs Terkel writes " race is our 'American ...

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132) Had the Federal government properly written the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, the earlier battle for civil rights would not have taken over one hundred years. African Ameerricans would have been equal and history would have been a lot different.
Uncle Tom's Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe was written during an era where white people were in denial that slavery was harmful to the black race. The novel was an eye opener for many whites. "Uncle Tom's Cabin presents slavery as an evil to be opposed."(Loewen, 133) The novel told the people of America that the black people were not supposed to be slaves. They were not content to be slaves and that the social order should be not based on race.
Even today, the people of the United States use a person's race and the color of their skin to form prejudices. People cannot see a person without seeing their skin color or race. The people of this country are obsessed with race. The one drop rule "reflects the ...

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Added: 1/14/2008 07:43:46 AM
Category: World History
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