The Color of Water The Color of Water: A Black man's tribute to his white mother by James McBride is the story of a young black man trying to reveal his mothers past and his own identity. ... James is also curious about his skin color, his mother is white and his father was black. ... One of the book's major strength is that Ruth does not view color as an issue. She grew up with a racial father and grew to love people of all color. ... The Color of Water focuses on issues of race, religion, and parenting. ...

• Word Count: 512
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

1) The main purpose The main purpose of this novel is James McBride's search of his identity, instantaneously is race, as it involves a person's skin color. ... He became confused about his own color and uncomfortable with the fact that his mother was white. He wanted to be accepted by others, and he thought that life would be easier if his family was just one color, black or white. 2) The main point of view James McBride wants answers and closures to his ethnicity and heritage. ... There are many symbols McBride uses in "The Color of Water" to indicate his mother, his life, an...

• Word Count: 364
• Approx Pages: 1
• Grade Level: High School

The Color of Water by James McBride is a book about the author finding his own identity through discovering who is mother, Ruth really is. ... This is an excellent book and I would recommend this book to anyone who has never been picked on about something, but may have teased someone else about something that they have no control over, like their skin color. ...

• Word Count: 693
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• Grade Level: High School

That all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement; subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law, and applicable alike to citizens of every race and color, regardless of the previous condition of servitude" (para.4). ... Due to these issues in the article "Color by Numbers" by Fred Swartz it states the EEOC as "Equal Employment Opportunity C...

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Two Approaches to Revolution: "Like Oil and Water" What would it be like to have separate drinking fountains and bathrooms depending on the color of your skin? ... Some even compared their approaches to "oil and water." ... His vivid speeches included words like: "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character. ...

• Word Count: 1185
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Reliable water was also supplied to the area of Chicago. ... Flint, Michigan's water supply was changed to Flint River and residents began to notice the color and odor that was coming from the water. The water turned out to contain lead. Lead in water can cause learning disabilities. Citizens in this area began to depend more on bottled water, a demand of bottled water increased significantly. ...

• Word Count: 512
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the book "Color of Water" Ruth had to keep a relationship she had with a black man away from her parents because the difference in her father's religious belief kept her in fear from what her father might do if he found out. ... Like in the book "Color of Water" James speaks about how some overcome diversity and others keep walls up and never accept diversity into there lives. ...

• Word Count: 794
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• Grade Level: High School

Smith Advanced English II: Social Criticism Essay September 18, 2003 Affirmative Action The fourteenth amendment to the constitution guarantees equal rights to all people regardless of things such as our gender, religion, age, or race; how, then, is it lawful for colleges to determine who may attend their school based on skin color? ... So all people no matter what color they are can bring diversity to a college. ... At one time women couldn't vote and racial minorities couldn't go to certain stores or drink from certain water fountains; which was clearly unfair. ...

• Word Count: 621
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• Grade Level: High School

Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.... Restaurants, bathrooms, water fountains, and other public places were separated by color. ...

• Word Count: 559
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

I can have blemish cover or bandages in "flesh- color and have them more or less match my skin. Again, at one time McIntosh's argument may have held water but not now. ... In the crayon box there used to be a color called "flesh- and it represented the white skin tone - more or less. Today, that color has been replaced with "peach-. ...

• Word Count: 725
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• Grade Level: High School

It begins on October 28, 1959, with the author's incredible decision to go through medical treatment to change the color of his skin. ... How he is denied the very basics of life like food, water, rest, shelter, and toilet. ... Even for a glass of water, a African American must only go to the nearest African American cafe, which is always far away or at times, non-existent. ...

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Having segregated schools, and water fountains, many blacks and civil rights leaders demanded for a change. ... Blacks in the entertainment business broke all color barriers but when they stepped out into the real world, they were the average person out on the street. ... Whites who were in this organization hated people that weren't their skin color. ... Another example of racism and sexism is the book, "The Color Purple" by Toni Morrison. ...

• Word Count: 1214
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Black people were not allowed to live in white neighborhoods, children had to go to different schools and they were not allowed to use the same public facilities as the white people such as, bathrooms, public transportation, water fountains, and some public places. ... The Hansberrys and the Youngers had to live in a segregated society where the color of their skin mattered. ...

• Word Count: 561
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• Grade Level: High School

In 1948 Harry Truman passed a law "that provided for equality of treatment and opportunity in the armed forces without regard to race, color, religion, or national origin." ... Blacks don't have to go to a different bathroom, or a different store, water fountain, or school. ...

• Word Count: 484
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• Grade Level: High School

Describe James Mcbride's community in The Color of Water. How does the book deal with issues of identity? In our contemporary American society, interracial marriages or children resulting from them really don't get looked down upon, however during the 40's our societies standards w...

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• Grade Level: High School

According to the police, the two young white girls were found brutally murdered, beaten over the head with a railroad spike and dumped into a water-logged ditch. ... This shows how racist the court was and how anyone of color could be charged for something with no evidence in those days. ...

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Du bois" viewpoints came from his knowledge of the importance of education and its ability to break down barriers of color. ... At the earliest moments of his life, he was a laborer, cleaning the yards, carrying water, and taking corn to the mills. ...

• Word Count: 919
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• Grade Level: High School

The term racial group refers to those separated into categories which are determined by physical differences such as skin color. ... Aside from constant sewage backup and tainted water effected the children, the school system is several decades behind your average school in America. ...

• Word Count: 1113
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School