He is careful to hide the alienation he feels at being seen as an outsider, and makes every effort to smile and exude friendliness in public, so as to minimize and sometimes prevent white perceptions from forming that he is a dangerous criminal of some sort. ... He is careful to hide the alienation he feels at being seen as an outsider, and makes every effort to smile and exude friendliness in public, so as to minimize and sometimes prevent white perceptions from forming that he is a dangerous criminal of some sort. ...

• Word Count: 1787
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography

The Pacific theater of World War II was one unique and interesting progression and a stark contrast from the events taking place in the European theater of war. The war in the Pacific did not start out as a race war at all nor did its continuation necessarily qualify it as a race war. The United S...

• Word Count: 1432
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

In, "The Color of Water," James McBride writes both his autobiography and a tribute to the life of his mother, Ruth. In the memoirs of the author's mother and of himself, they constantly face discrimination from their race in certain neighborhoods and of their religious beliefs. The trials and tribu...

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

"The power of whiteness depended not only on white hegemony over separate race groups, but also on manipulating racial outsiders to compete with each other for white approval seek the rewards and privileges of whiteness."...

• Word Count: 1644
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Comet and Aye and Gomorrah are two science fiction short stories that discuss racism and sexuality in post-apocalypses, respectively. In The Comet, W.E.B. 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 ex...

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