Du Bois says that "the problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line, the relation of the darker to the lighter races of men in Asia and Africa, in American and the islands of the sea,"" (Du Bois 45) . ... This uncertainty that Du Bois describes existed because black Americans identified themselves through the judgment of white Americans. ... But through this uncertainty, black Americans could see what was being denied from them, and through this they can identify the truths of U.S society that white Americans are unable to identify. ... Black Americans possess the grea...

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Appearance has held such precedence for Americans. ... In one case, which happened on March 3, 1991, four Los Angeles police officers brutally beat African American Rodney King. ... By casting a negative light towards Arabs, Africans, Mexicans, Asians or any other races, the justice system clearly demonstrates a great deal of ignorance and disrespect for that individual; just because someone is a member of a certain race does not mean that he or she represents the negative insinuations associated with that race. ... Department of Justice report stated that in 1999, African Americans were 20% m...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate