Essays on Race

I. Racial Formations A. Susie Guillory Phipps vs. The State of Louisiana 1. Susie Guillory Phipps sued the state of Louisiana over the right to change her racial classification from black to white 2. Due to state law which states anyone with one-thirty-second “negro blood” in them was to be classified as black 3. Her…

Abstract As an important aspect of human society, John Boles discussed in his essay, The Nadir of Race Relations, how white and black Americans dealt with the differences of their races. The author emphasized the events that took place from 1880s to 1930s. Those times were like the dark ages for the black Americans because…

Race, Class and Gender issues are commonly brought up. Throughout history many groups have been stigmatized not just for their race, but for their sex, and class as well. People of lower class incomes get slandered for where they live and for not having the economical means to purchase most common goods. Women have been…

This documentary retraces the journey of conception scaled up to human size, from the sperm production to the fertilization of the egg. There are over 250 million human sperm cells in the testicles waiting for the muscle contractions to expel them through the urethra (ejaculation), but only a few thousands will enter the fallopian tubes,…

Many aspects of the donkey race was exciting, this made it easier to convey this message. The tittle of the passage stands out. “A Game of Polo with a Headless Goat. ” It is very unusual and attention grabbing due to the unexpected and shocking imagery. This intrigues the reader because it allows them to…

The British colonies in North America were not societies that valued or expected equality. They conquered Native American land without any payment for it and they used African Americans as slaves. By the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century, the standard norm for the British included vicious warfare with…

For the purpose of completing this assignment I select African immigrants residing in the US as protagonist to my thesis. Although of the same race and identic appearance, many of African Americans like myself refrain from identifying ethnically with our African compatriots. The reasons of the ethnic detachment are evident; different mother tongue, upbringing, cultural…

Introduction Walt Disney is one of the biggest entertainment companies to exist with an annual revenue of $59.43 billion (Statista). Yet, some would find it a bit shocking that racism and stereotypes would exist in their films. Because in most homes Disney’s movies are a beloved collection. Though, a lot has changed since the early…

Introduction Inequality and social injustices in today’s society are issues that most communities or ethnic culture or races face globally. This issue has drawn the attention of most global bodies like the UNESCO to help in tackling the uncertainty caused by these issues in the society by developing and building network of municipalities across the…

This paper will reveal the hardships that individuals face when managing white privilege in schools, how it keeps on being developed in the public eye, and how we as a general public can turn out to be increasingly mindful to this issue. As a human person who isn’t white and is seen more on the…