In, "The Color of Water," James McBride writes both his autobiography and a tribute to the life of his mother, Ruth. ... She responded by saying that he is not black or white, but a spirit, leading into the main metaphor of the story, saying, "God is the color of water. Water doesn't have a color.... James McBride has taught readers through, "The Color of Water," that everyone faces obstacles in their lives, but they can all be overcome. ... "The Color of Water," provides readers with such an outlook that life is truly an adventure, but not without its shares of trials and tribulatio...

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

Alice Walker wrote The Color Purple to capture and illuminate the hardship and bitterness African American women had to face in the early 1900s. ... The Color Purple, was published in 1982. ... In The Color Purple, as in her other writings, Walker focuses on the theme of double repression of black women in the American experience. ... On the one hand, it's refreshing to see a film that not only focuses on the experiences of people of color, but specifically on the experiences of women of color; but on the other hand, it's also important to look at the framework within which these ...

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For example, many did not want to drink from the same water fountains or share the same restrooms with black people. ... Many white people felt that they were naturally superior to black people because of the color of their skin. ... No race should feel inferior to another race on the basis of skin color because everyone is essentially the same. People should be judged by their efforts and their character and not by the color of their skin. ... The color of someone's skin is not a very accurate measure of superiority of any kind. ...

• Word Count: 1380
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Prejudice in this book is displayed by the acts of hate and misunderstanding because of someone's color. People of color were the majority that were treated unfairly. ... Some people thought blacks were automatically dumb because of their color. ... There were separate schools, water fountains, restores, even churches. ...

• Word Count: 1427
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• Grade Level: High School

In the same way, fire and water are the leading causes of death in the novel, and though normally thought of as complete opposites, they come to have significance as one and the same thing. When winter falls on Medallion early and everything freezes, elderly women scatter stove ashes on top of the ice, bringing fire and water together in imagery. ... When Hannah's dress catches on fire and she begins to burn, the neighbors throw water on her, stopping the fire but in actuality continuing it in a way. The steam from the water sears Hannah's skin, inflicting pain and bodily damage just...

• Word Count: 1501
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The answer was wrong the girl in a low cut bikini was trying to advertise for the perfume cool water. ... Does this mean that they are not catering to women of color or does it mean that women of olour are not beautiful enough to model for these magazines. ... Arnt these magazines givng a clear message that white is beautiful and black or colour is not, that white is the majority and black or color is not. ...

• Word Count: 2019
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Dregrelle claims that Hitler was a caring giving man that, "Never ate red meat, only drank water, didn't like killing, and gave to the community."... They only hate the person because of their color, race, or ethnic background, not because they actually did something to them. ...

• Word Count: 1468
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• Grade Level: High School

In his book, Dark Water: Voices From Within the Veil, Du Bois said, "I felt myself standing, not against the world, but simply against American narrowness and color prejudice, with the greater, finer world at my back urging me on. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Black women often worked with their dresses lifted up around their hips to keep the hems out of the water, dirt, and mud in which they worked. ... For instance, in the Sea Islands, sorting cotton lint according to color and fineness and removing cotton seeds that the gin had crushed into the cotton and lint was woman's work. ...

• Word Count: 2427
• Approx Pages: 10