Following this shocking statistic, recent findings of the Associated Press poll of racial attitudes in America concluded that 43% of blacks are anti-black (Ross). ... Discrimination against blacks remained established even after segregation was outlawed in 1954. ... Both boys are drawn with wide grins as one boy, using Elliott's White Veneer Paint, paints the other white. In addition, an inscription that reads "See How it Covers Over Black," decorates the top of the page. ... This patronizing advertisement makes a direct claim that black should be covered by white. ...

• Word Count: 791
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Whites did what they could to push blacks as much out of their community as possible and blacks tended to avoid areas where their presence could create conflict. ... The African American boy subsequently died from his injuries, but police refused to arrest the white man who initially threw the stones, igniting a race war between the whites and blacks of Chicago. Participants of the Chicago race riots, on both sides, (white and black), took to the streets ready for violence, and anything in between. ... Police officers arrested "twice as many blacks as whites and they were considered bia...

• Word Count: 1061
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This ultimate challenge is highlighted in Dubois' novel "The Souls of Black Folks" in which he shows that there is not one but two souls that each African American has inside of him. ... During the Harlem Renaissance the issue of race became a central issue as "the first movement in which public discussions about the representation of black people in fiction reach a crisis point" (Bernard 408). ... The importance of this is to understand that when reading a novel such as "A Raisin in the Sun" or "The Souls of Black Folks", you cannot immediately a...

• Word Count: 3543
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The crows are black in color, simpleminded, and speak with a heavy Southern African American dialect. ... No Black People, Please," "[t]his adds another dimension to the connection between African Americans and the villainous characters in the film, and reinforces the idea that people who speak like Matthew Broderick (the voice of adult Simba) should be considered good" (Walker, 13). ... When I think back to the first time I watched The Lion King, as a young white boy, I do not remember identifying any African Americans stereotypes. ...

• Word Count: 1585
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate