In the novel, "Invisible Man," by Ralph Ellison, the main character, "Invisible Man" (IM), is nameless, invisible, and is thrown into many challenging social situations as a result of his race. Invisible Man captures and addresses the many struggles facing African Americans through IM at a time when blacks were perceived as greedy, emotionless and less intelligent than whites. ... They are an invisible component. ... Thus, IM implies several times that due to his black heritage, he is stereotyped by whites, becoming even more invisible in society. ... Once IM leaves the Men's ...

• Word Count: 1967
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Birdie becomes conscious of the white gaze and the power of the white gaze in ways that many cannot and she becomes very informed of the power of the white gaze when her father, a black man, is interrogated by the police because he is accused of kidnapping "a little white girl"" (Senna, p. 60-61) who is actually his daughter. ... Author bell hooks had one explained that there is safety in the pretense of invisibility (hooks, 2000. p. 340), if you are invisible to the naked eye and can disappear then there is no reason to be scared. You are not being watched, judged or stereotyped when you are ...

• Word Count: 1531
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Much like Canadian theatre however, there was a time when a black man in any role, be it servant or slave, was virtually unheard of. ... Sam Lucas became the first black man to be cast in a leading role as a tom, and in 1927, Universal Pictures signed James B. ... (Bogle" In general, the cinematic coon was used to indicate the Black man's contentment with his submissive position in society. ... At the films conclusion, the white men of the invisible empire' ride in to save the day and restore white supremacy in the South. ... It was created almost entirely by one Black man- ...

• Word Count: 1420
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: High School

"Before the civil rights movement, African Americans were virtually invisible and the roles that were available depicted them as lazy and unintelligent, images intended to entertain a white audience. ... How about we switch the young man's race to Asian, the meme wouldn't be so funny. ...

• Word Count: 1377
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It is a fact that the food that is processed like chicken, beef, and pork inside schools "have been made by a worker earning twenty cents an hour, not in a faraway country, but by a member of an invisible American workforce: prisoners" (Elk and Sloan, 2011). ... "There can be no equal justice where the kind of trial a man get depends on the amount of money he has....

• Word Count: 1433
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

In my opinion, that white man deserved to be thought upon in that way. ... It has torn this country apart, and the aftermath of this invisible enemy will be devastating if something is not done to stop it. ...

• Word Count: 1453
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• Grade Level: High School

Du Bois describes the relationship between a black man, Jim, and a white woman, Julia, after a comet hits New York City and kills everyone except them. ... In The Comet, racist thoughts invisibly separate black and white people and prevent possible integration. ... The Spacers are called "strangers " by a gay man, who comments that they have nothing for him since they are not men (Delany 124). ... The two occasions resemble each other in that both the gay man and the bisexual woman arbitrarily label other people as insiders or outsiders according to their sex and sexual orientations. ...

• Word Count: 2007
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate