The book is written by Mildred D. ... The book reflects this as one section reads: ""This folks so bad in here. ... Due to the lack of legal protection for black people, guns and weaponry feature highly in the book. ... 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. ...

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

The book is a real life report of the experiences of a white author, John Howard Griffin, who temporarily transforms himself into an African American for six long and forceful weeks. ... The book then develops into an autobiographical diary, recounting almost on a everyday basis the author's numerous experiences as an African American; the good, the bad and the ugly that he personally encounters. ... But the book also describes other men and situations. ... The main theme of the book is the white author's experience of white racism, when he temporarily transforms himself into an Afri...

• Word Count: 670
• Approx Pages: 3

They can enjoy the fact that the novel is about real life situations, and they read the book for its contents. ... Monteiro reported that it "contains repeated use of the profane, insulting, and racially derogatory term 'nigger.' " She argued that there were no books that referred to Caucasians in this awful language that were part of the curriculum. ... In one newspaper review from the late 1800s, the book was reviewed as a good book, and that person viewed the book as one that involuntarily taught lessons to all on truth, honest simplicity and directness. ... Presently, many peopl...

• Word Count: 1219
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

You can always report these events to the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). One major problem when reporting to the EEOC is that it takes a long period of time to resolve matters. ... This topic relates to our class and our book in many ways. ...

• Word Count: 966
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Investigative reporter Robert Sherrill concluded in his book The Saturday Night Special that the object of the Gun Control Act of 1968 was black control rather than gun control. ... Although the illegal possession of a handgun is a crime, it doesn't produce a victim and is difficult to be reported to the police, therefore handgun permit requirements or handgun prohibitions aren't easily enforced. ...

• Word Count: 805
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The largest demonstration of this in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird is Tom Robinson, he was guilty the moment that Bob Ewell reported him to the Sheriff Heck Tate. ... Racism, as seen in this book, cost many people their lives, brought communities to their knees with poverty. ...

• Word Count: 1244
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Gabriel Kolko restates Progressivism by saying that it is conservatism in his book "The Triumph of Conservatism.... " As reported by Glenda Gilmore, the generation of the African American women emerged in the 1890s to become diplomats to the white community after their husband, brothers, and fathers were deprived. ...

• Word Count: 1026
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Feagin, author of the book, White Racism, "This account suggests that any African-American, regardless of economic status, can be the victim of discrimination in public accommodations" (81). ... Feagin reports that "Psychological studies have found that some whites in interracial contexts avoid acting in what they feel to be blatantly racist ways" (195). ...

• Word Count: 1075
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography