Ignatiev Book Review I found Noel Ignatiev's book, How the Irish became white, confusing in the way information was presented, it seemed as if it was not interwoven tightly enough with each sub-thesis presented for the individual chapters. ... Many characters which were presented in the book had some sort of confusion as to where their true loyalty lay. ... Men of all races were imprisoned and no racial outbreaks were reported, "during the entire period from 1815 to 1830, there was not a single battle between black and white prisoners". ... Chapter Three traced the career o...

• Word Count: 1854
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

John Griffin is a journalist and wants to see how life is different as a black man and how everyone reacts when they see a black man. ... In the book Black Like Me, John Howard Griffin realizes how different the blacks are from the whites and knows that the whites try to put the blacks "in their place." ... As John is walking down the street one night minding his own business a white teenager all of a sudden starts to chase John down the street and starts to harass him. ... World Book Encyclopedia. ... Summer 2002. 29 Mar. 2003 . ...

• Word Count: 1860
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

The book is written by Mildred D. ... The book reflects this as one section reads: ""This folks so bad in here. ... A book report inside on the rare text books read: " Chronological Issue Condition Race of Student 1 NEW White 6 GOOD White 12 VERY POOR nirgro " Once the books had reached a "very poor" condition, they were eventually donated. ... The book then goes on to explain how Lillian Jean pushes Cassie into the road. ... When Cassie and T.J go to purchase an order at a hardware store, their order is started to be made up, when a white person's order takes priority. ...

• Word Count: 824
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Throughout his book, Kaffir Boy, Mark Mathabane describes in intricate detail how the white South Africans controlled South Africa in the 1960's and 1970's. ... The schools described in the book were also a way to keep control of blacks. ... I started screaming "It's him, Mama! ... This incident scared him very badly and we can see how it influenced him again later in the book. ... The language barrier, the cultural differences, and the spies reporting back to white leaders all made this task impossible. ...

• Word Count: 1571
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Church and is an even-keeled figure through the book. ... I think I may be able to understand why some urban groups have started to refer to themselves as niggers. ... The court trial is a major plot crescendo in the book. ... Although the book is fiction, one does think that trials like this probably did happen. ... It was then reported that Ray was dating the daughter of a white police officers. ...

• Word Count: 1892
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

A book can be the window to a whole new world. ... Never has a book of history opened my eyes wider, captivated me more, than the story of Malcom Little. ... He started out as a shoe shine boy, working at a dance hall for white dances and occasionally black dances when they were allowed. ... When Malcom took the watch to the jeweler, he recognized it from a police report he had received. ... Malcom did what his brother told him to do and began wondering how his brother was going to spring him from prison. ...

• Word Count: 4036
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

In one way the ending of Biko's life was a tragedy, but his life, due to the publication of Woods' book, became an inspirational rallying point for black people in South Africa and throughout the African continent. ... Ken, the photographer, is worried about how the white readership will react when they raving on about black consciousness. ... Just like Dr Ramphele started the change in Woods, Woods took Ken to a black football game to re-educate him. ...

• Word Count: 2533
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School