"Why the Negro is Black"

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This paper examines how in the story of "Why the Negro is Black" by Joel Chandler Harris, the question of the origination of the different skin hues of the populace of the world is answered. It looks at how in the writing of Joel Chandler Harris through the medium of Uncle Remus the problem of an African-American inferiority complex is illuminated. It shows how Uncle Remus gives an account of the origin of the races and how Uncle Remus' view shows the ingrained racism that has polluted the American consciousness.

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"The idea of race is an age old ideology that has existed from the dawn of American Civilization. At the genesis of our nation, racism existed in the Constitution. The writers of the United States' Constitution regarded Blacks as 3/4th human and Caucasians as full blooded Americans. Americans, who by the color of their skin, proved themselves worthy of the rights outlined by the Constitution of the United States. (Howell 120). The history of the American majority is inextricably related to the history of oppression of the Negro minority. The idea of the United States of America was constructed in minds of White Europeans. However, the manifestation of this idealized America was built on the backs of Black Africans. "

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