Essays about Racism

Introduction F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel “The Great Gatsby” is a masterpiece that immerses readers in the dazzling and tumultuous world of the Jazz Age. Among its vivid cast of characters, Tom Buchanan emerges as a pivotal figure whose complexities and contradictions mirror the societal and moral upheavals of the era. Tom’s character traits, a blend…

Introduction: In “The Souls of Black Folk,” W.E.B. Du Bois beautifully interweaves historical narratives, personal anecdotes, and sharp sociological scrutiny to provide a multi-dimensional understanding of the hardships encountered by African Americans in a society riddled with racial bias and inequality. His powerful words echo the deep-seated injustices suffered, while simultaneously uplifting the spirit of…

The character of Tom Robinson, from Harper Lee’s landmark novel “To Kill a Mockingbird”, plays a pivotal role in demonstrating the racial injustice prevalent in Maycomb, Alabama. Robinson, an African American unfairly accused of a crime he did not commit, encapsulates the systemic racism embedded within the fabric of 1930s Southern American society. This essay…

This article explores Angelou’s various contributions to literature and culture and shows how her legacy will endure forever. As a steadfast civil rights activist using her own brand of eloquence, Angelou battled prejudice alongside Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Her actions aided in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Angelou…

As the world of theatre progresses in age we recognize more themes of cultural differences from plays set in both the past and the present. We witness these differences that have led to racism and segregation that has endured for decades. While each culture and ethnicity have experienced their own hardships unique to their culture,…

Just as long as people have been integrated there has been confusion conflict and disdain amongst people of different races. These feelings can come from a plethora of different places and are oftentimes not our fault but the result of our upbringing or our own racial backgrounds. Many people throughout history have worked to try…

The black community has been oppressed for centuries, and recent events like the shooting of Mike Brown and the death of Kevin Gardner show that oppression is still very present today There is still a voice in the darkness of society that screams “racism is dead”; “there is no such thing as white privilege”; or…

Race and racism play a huge roll in life every day. Race is always being brought up, it is very important when looking for jobs or applying for college, Racism is also everywhere I go and it’s all over the news and TV. They talk about how this race did this or this person wants…

I take my text from Lionel Lokos, who, in his strongly worded novel ‘The New Racism,’ said this: “ruthe New Racism is fervently convinced that it can use tools of discrimination to find equality; that the positive discrimination that today favors Negroes is somehow more saintly than the discrimination that favored whites in the past.“…

Culture is not a simple term to define, especially without limiting it. However, it is necessary to narrow the word in order to better understand it. Culture refers to “shared patterns of behaviors and interactions, cognitive constructs and understanding that are learned by socialization.” With this definition, it can also be inferred that culture directly…