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Discrimination in the Workplace, 2006.
This in-depth paper analyzes the issue of discrimination in the workplace, while supplying a comprehensive evaluation to key issues relevant to this topic.
3,067 words (approx. 12.3 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 89.95
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The writer of this well-researched paper contends and explains why discrimination in the workforce is a growing problem that has affected thousands of organizations, large and small operating in today's global marketplace. This paper defines discrimination in the workplace as any type of behavior, action, belief, value or attitude that impacts another individual in a negative manner, that is based on one's racial identity, gender, sex, disability status, age or some other personal factor. This paper cites the many laws and acts that have been enacted to protect individuals from various forms discrimination. The most basic law that protects employees from discrimination on the job is Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits job discrimination on the basis of race, skin color, age, gender, religious belief or national origin. The paper also details the impact of affirmative action in the workplace. Depending on the organization, affirmative action is necessary in an environment where one population or subgroup of people has been continually underrepresented or disadvantaged. This paper analyzes the impact these laws have on human resource departments. Human resource departments have an obligation under the law to inform all employees of their legal rights relating to discrimination in the workplace.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Discrimination
Discrimination Laws
Affirmative Action in the Workplace
Human Resources and Discrimination
Conclusions/Recommendations
References
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"Affirmative action may be necessary in an employment environment where one population or subgroup of people has been continually underrepresented or disadvantaged. It truly depends on the organization. It can be a means of protecting certain classes or groups of people and ensuring that everyone in the workplace is afforded the same access to employment and the same employment opportunities. It is not designed to be a form of reverse discrimination. There is adequate evidence suggesting that discrimination still exists in the workplace. Until discrimination is completely abolished and is no longer an issue, a need for affirmative action programs and other programs geared toward eliminating inequities continues."
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"A Time to Kill", 2006.
Presents reasons why everyone should see this movie based on a John Grisham novel.
1,128 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 0 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper presents a brief overview of the movie, "A Time to Kill" about the defence case of a black man who is accused of murdering the white rapists of his young daughter. The paper then explains why it is important that everyone make an effort to view the movie, if not only because of its strong social message.
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"The ethical impact of this movie is relatively central to the work. The moral is not exactly straight forward. Of course the rednecks who did this terrible thing to a little girl deserved to die and her father did not deserve the death penalty for killing them. One moral is that rape and murder are both bad, but that crimes based on a sense of denied justice are more pure than those which are racist and sexist. Perhaps the most profound moral, though, is that racism and injustice in one area of life inevitably will lead to crime and destruction in others."
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Inequality in Ethnic and Racial Relationships, 2006.
An examination of the impact of racism on American attitudes toward minorities and immigrants.
1,520 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper explores how racism in America has affected public opinion toward immigration and minorities. The paper begins with a discussion of America's historic support for immigration and then argues that this support has been corrupted by racism. The paper also cites statistics about demographic changes in the U.S. over the past several decades, examining how certain minority populations have actually grown to be nearly on par with the Caucasian majority in some places. This realignment, according to the paper, has challenged some of the deeply-rooted notions of what it means to be in a majority, which, in turn, has sparked a new wave of racism from previously more tolerant quarters. The pain concludes by studying recent research efforts to to explore the structural roots of inequality in America, focusing on a Rhode Island study on the tension between strong individual rights promised to U.S. citizens and ethnic or racial discrimination against African-Americans and other minority groups.
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"The paradox of a US national identity involves multiple contradictions, such as citizenship rights promised to US citizens in contrast with differential group discrimination; of external and internal forms of racism with and through one another accepting and excluding certain categories of citizens; of civic and ethnic nationalisms that respond to the established but unstable two-faced US national identity; the combined change and continuity that has allowed American society to constantly and repeatedly transform while retaining a deeply entrenched racial hierarchy; and a deeply gendered or masculine American family ideal that constructs and hides these contradictions, at the same time. Addressing these inconsistencies, inequalities and contradictions requires listening to those with different interpretations of how it is to be treated "like one of the US national family" but actually excluded from that US national family altogether. It will mean finding a way to reconfigure that long-standing relationships among race, ethnicity and that idealized US national identity as well as working to reclaim the language of family in the process."
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Sidney Poitier, 2006.
This paper examines the life and career of African-American actor Sidney Poitier.
774 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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The writer of this paper details the prolific life of academy award winning actor, writer, diplomat, humanitarian and cultural icon Sidney Poitier. This paper discusses the actor's more controversial films, including "Cry, the Beloved Country," which addresses racism and apartheid in South Africa and "Blackboard Jungle," which deals with the issue of inner city education. This paper explores the actor's views and opinions on racism in Hollywood while also citing his refusal to work on films that do not employ an increased numbers of black talent. The writer contends and explains why Poitier continues to demonstrate a high level of integrity while also discussing his various appearances before congressional committees regarding racial discrimination in the film industry.
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"During the 1950's, Poitier made some of the most important and controversial movies of the time. In "Cry, the Beloved Country," he addressed the issues of racial equality and apartheid in South Africa, in "Blackboard Jungle," he confronted the issues of inner city education, and in "The Defiant Ones," he portrayed one of two escaped prisoners who must overcome issues of race in their struggle for freedom. Poitier returned to the stage in 1959 to star as Walter Lee in Lorraine Hansberry's play, "A Raisin in the Sun." This play, the first by a black playwright to show on Broadway, was a moving reflection of black family life that had great popular appeal. Poitier's performance was such a critical success that he was asked to star in the movie adaptation in 1961."
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Colored Woman and the Media, 2006.
A look at the stereotyping of women of color in contemporary television advertisements.
1,877 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 22 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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This paper presents an examination of the way television commercials portray women of color. The writer explores past and present issues that media entertainment has had with minority women and details the current trends and attitudes in television advertising.
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"Since the 1960's the civil rights movements have worked to equalize the playing field for everyone in America. Whole the constitution of the nation claims all men are created equal the fact has remained that minorities have suffered racism and indignities in many life areas. One of the areas that minorities have been portrayed differently than non minorities has been the area of entertainment. Television has been a recreational tool for Americans for about six decades and during that time minorities have been portrayed in ways that reflected society's mind set. Today, current portrayals of minorities, specifically women of color make an interesting study in societal views."
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Obstacles in Black Education, 2005.
A race relations study which examines obstacles to higher education for black Americans in the 21st century.
1,100 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 38.95
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This paper ascertains current obstacles to African-American entry into American higher educational institutions, including K-12 education; academic support (e.g., counseling and advising); standardized tests; financial assistance, or affirmative action programs. The paper looks at how these impact African-American students' entry into, and success in, American higher education institutions. Discussion of the sorts of obstacles faced by African-Americans, in pursuit of their higher education in the United States, forms the basis for a survey instrument for the study.
Paper Outline:
Abstract
Introduction
Theoretical Orientation
Hypotheses
Hypothesis
Null Hypothesis
Sample
Data
Methods
References
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"The 14th Amendment (1868) abolished this rule ("Constitution", 2000). In the mid-1800's, United States Supreme Court Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, in the Dred Scott decision, argued that the U.S, Constitution had not included Negroes as a participating element, or beneficiary of privileges (Dred Scott case, 2002). That ruling was eventually negated by the Civil War and Abolition. Still, equal; educational access for all blacks in America remains elusive, even now. Also, Americans are still divided over using race to admit students to colleges or universities."
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Lincoln and DuBois on Slavery, 2005.
Examines and compares the struggles faced by Abraham Lincoln and W.E.B. DuBois regarding their political views.
1,798 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 5 sources, APA, $ 57.95
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This paper compares and contrasts two very great men in American history: W.E.B. DuBois and Abraham Lincoln. Each of these historical figures left their mark on American society by questioning dogma and by speaking against what they felt was wrong. Their views were highly critical of the accepted norms of their days and therefore they each suffered public criticisms. The paper shows that DuBois' personal philosophies got him labeled as a socialist and Abraham Lincoln was assassinated because of his views. The paper examines some of Dubois' works such as: 'Souls of Black Folk', 'Darkwater', 'The Evolution of the Race Problem' and others. The paper also reviews some of Lincoln's, published ideas on the political struggles he faced as they related to slavery and racism.
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"Lincoln provided the means for emancipation from slavery and it cost him his life. Few individuals know however that the Emancipation Proclamation actually did not free the slaves immediately. This is because the president did not have the constitutional authority to free the slaves other than those slaves in states where it was deemed a military necessity to suppress rebellion. Lincoln also was a shrewd politicain who fully understood that freeing the slaves was risky politically because there were still slave states that were loyal to the union and the main purpose of the war was to preserve the union - not to emancipatre the slaves."
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"Douglass' Women", 2005.
This paper is a review of Jewell Parker Rhodes' historical novel "Douglass' Women" about abolitionist Frederick Douglass and the two women who devoted their lives to him, his black wife and his white mistress.
1,745 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 56.95
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The paper explains that Jewell Parker Rhodes' states that, when she came across a quote by Frederick Douglass describing his wife as "an old black log", she began to wonder about this faceless woman, damned to the ages by such an unflattering description and decided to tell her story as well as the story of the another woman, this one Caucasian, who also struggled for Douglass' elusive love. The author points out that Rhodes alternates voices, giving a few chapters to Anna, the wife, who clings to her Freddy believing that "love be true" and then a few chapters to Ottilie, the lover, who calls herself "the wife of his spirit". The paper relates that, although Frederick Douglass is never given a voice of his own in the book, his characterization is perhaps the most interesting in the book because the reader sees this famous abolitionist through the eyes of Anna and Ottilie, and their vision does not paint a very flattering picture.
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"Although Rhodes certainly acknowledges the history that dictates the circumstances of her characters, her story is at heart a domestic one--a story of two very different women longing for the same unavailable man. That Frederick is indeed emotionally unavailable is highlighted at every turn. He doesn't do "little things" for Anna, nor whisper sweet words to Ottilie. In his speeches, he thanks neither woman for the help they have given him. "Who helped more than me?" Anna thinks as she hears her husband's first speech. "How come Freddy didn't mention me?" Later Ottilie, listening to Douglass speak years later, reflects, "I'd heard Douglass give this speech numerous times and each time I felt outrage. He'd never thanked me. Never mentioned me.""
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W.E.B Du Bois and "The Souls of Black Folk", 2006.
Examines "The Souls of Black Folk" written by W.E.B. Du Bois on African-American/white race relations.
1,294 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 15 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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In writing "The Souls of Black Folk" (1903) W.E.B. Du Bois saw accurately in his day, present and potential future long-term barriers to racial equality in America. This paper examines Du Bois' personal history and what influenced him to write his famous text on civil equality.
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"Perhaps because of his own educational experiences, W.E.B. Du Bois strongly believed that education for blacks should be academic in focus (rather than vocational) like that of whites, so that blacks could then become, through educational equality, equal to whites in every way. While Booker T Washington (Du Bois' rival of the time in terms of their ideas on black-white equality) (Up from Slavery) believed, first and foremost, in vocational training for black as a way for them to be self-sufficient ("Booker T. Washington Delivers the 1895 Atlanta Compromise Speech"), Du Bois felt racial inequality was a flaw in American society that hurt everyone, and that whites and blacks should work equally to fix it."
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Haitian Revolution, 2006.
An historical review of the Haitian Revolution.
1,390 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 46.95
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This paper studies the Haitian Revolution of 1791-1804. The paper discusses how this particularly bloody slave revolution came on the coattails of the French Revolution, in which the Declaration of the Rights of Man paved the way for a new paradigm of social and political reality. The paper first studies the impact of the revolution domestically, illustrating how Haitian culture was also able to forge a unique, vibrant identity in its aftermath. The paper also demonstrates the far-reaching effect of the revolution -- it paved the way for subsequent victorious slave uprisings and revolts, including those that occurred in the United States. Therefore, the paper concludes that the Haitian Revolution was ultimately successful in its promotion of universal emancipation and initiating an end to eighteenth-century economic infrastructures based on slavery. However, the paper also examines current affairs on the Caribbean island nation, noting that many historians now wonder how meaningful the Haitian Revolution really was.
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"Nesbitt calls the Haitian Revolution a definitively "successful guerilla war that for the first time forcefully expanded the universal human right of freedom from enslavement beyond the province of Western Europe," (19). As such, the Haitian Revolution was a key harbinger of similar movements in the future. While it may not have been the first time that slaves revolted against their maters, the Haitian Revolution was one of the first if not the first instances in which the slaves successfully deposed its colonial leaders, ousting them from power. Historians must be careful, though, to avoid romanticizing the Haitian Revolution. Phillipe R. Gerard, in his review of Laurent Dubois' book Avengers of the New World, states that "English language historiography of the Haitian Revolution has long been inadequate at best," (138). While some accounts "portrayed the rebellious black slaves as barbarians," other works "glossed over the horrors of the Haitian Revolution in order to describe its participants as heroes of the black race," (138). Because the Haitian Revolution was socially, economically, and politically complex, it is necessary to avoid generalizations or romanticism. The proposed hero of the Haitian Revolution, Toussaint L'Overture, has been frequently portrayed as "a black Spartacus," even though he himself owned slaves and sympathized with exiled white leaders (Gerard 140). Like many such revolutionary figures, especially the ones glorified in the historiography of the dominant cultures, L'Overture straddled both fences: he appeased the oppressed while he pandered to the oppressors. Such tactics still work today. All oppressor nations know that such leaders make brilliant revolutionaries. Most of the despots put into power by the United States in nations around the world shared features in common with L'Overture."
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Modernism in Faulkner and Wright, 2006.
This paper reviews and analyzes the similar themes of early 20th century modernism in William Faulkner's "Go Down Moses" and Richard Wright's short story "The Man Who Was Almost a Man."
1,075 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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The writer of this paper details the plots and main characters in both works of writing. This paper discusses the style of both novels which revolve around the morals and manners of the old south in America. The writer contends and explains why the tales are neither retrospective or romantic in nature, rather, both authors use the decaying social morals of the southern region of the U.S. to define 20th century modernism. Both novels deal with racial issues that were prevalent in the early 20th century. This paper examines how both short stories contain an estrangement of place, in which the main male characters, Dave and Samuel, in both novels can't seem to find a home in either the north or south. The writer explores the reasons that for both Samuel and Dave the world is a violent place, that offers only a purposeless flight as an alternative to the prejudices of the south. The writer examines why at the end of both tales neither man is complete.
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"The difficulties with their parents suggest the failure of the parental generation of Blacks to sustain the next generation, and heighten the frustration of the Black young men to create new identities when they are mired in the past world of the old, more subservient code of ethics of their elders. "Go Down Moses" begins in Illinois, where a young Black man named Samuel Beauchamp waits for death. Samuel murdered a police officer and, the reader is told, he will be executed the next day. However, the idea of fragmented identity is brought forth when it becomes clear that Samuel is the grandson of the Southern Mollie, who he says raised him, although he cannot remember his parents."
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Washington and Du Bois, 2006.
A comparison between prominent African-American authors Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois.
1,000 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 35.95
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This paper analyzes, compares and contrasts their beliefs and writings of African American authors Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois. The paper demonstrates how the two were as different in their attitude toward racial progress as they were in their styles of writing. While both men wrote about race and were concerned with bettering the plight of African Americans, the paper explains that they had very different philosophies about how to accomplish social change. Citing their writing, the paper argues that Washington believed the acquisition of jobs for Blacks was most important, because economic freedom would automatically about social and cultural change. Du Bois, on the other hand, believed in careful political organization and individual action for the improvement of the community and the betterment of society at large. The paper concludes with an analysis of Du Bois' theory on double-consciousness, relating it to contemporary author Jean Toomer, a protege of Du Bois.
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"Du Bois was committed to an integrationist vision combined with an assertion of a proud cultural heritage; he had a vision of a certain role that the black man should fill in Americans in society; and he believed in full civil liberties, the abolition of racial discrimination. Both men were interested in education. Du Bois believed that education should nurture the growth of culture and felt that education and a university system could transform personal and racial relationships, while Washington favored vocational training for Blacks. Booker T. Washington's "up from slavery" was an overly optimistic account of his life and of race relations in America; it followed the lines of his general philosophy of trusting the paternalism of the southern whites, accepting the fact of white supremacy and accommodating white oppression. Washington emphasized the mutual interdependence of blacks and whites in the south but also felt that they were to remain socially separated."
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Inequality in Literature, 2006.
This paper reviews and examines the themes of racial and gender inequality present in William Faulkner's "That Evening Sun" and Zora Neale Hurston's "Sweat."
1,877 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 60.95
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The writer of this paper focuses on Nancy and Delia, the main characters in "That Evening Sun" by William Faulkner and "Sweat" by Zora Neale Hurston, respectively. This paper analyzes how both authors deal with issues of gender and racial injustice in America in the early 1900s and show how two different solutions to a similar problem can lead to two very distinct outcomes. The repression of women by men is prevalent throughout both novels and clearly cited in this paper. This paper reviews the plots of both novels, while at the same time detailing the many similarities between Delia and Nancy, which underscore the role that race, gender and social class play in each of their suffering. Nancy is a housekeeper while Delia is a wash-woman. Their jobs are similarly menial. The writer discusses the manner in which both Nancy and Delia essentially share the problem of social injustice toward black women as well as how each woman resolves the situation she's in. The writer contends that Faulkner lets the reader see the silence, acceptance of inequality and re-activity in Nancy's solution while Hurston shows speaking-up, denial of inequality and pro-activity, which leads to a better life for Delia.
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"The many similarities between Nancy and Delia underscore the role that race, gender, and social class play in each of their suffering. Nancy is a housekeeper; Delia is a washwoman. Their jobs are similarly menial. Such jobs were typical for black women in the American South at the time, and, for most black women. In most cases, this was the only kind of work they could find. Faulkner and Hurston each choose black women as main characters in order to illustrate how black women in particular were treated by men at this time. Nancy and Delia have one very serious common problem: each is violently abused, and violently repressed by her husband. Delia works very hard to own her dream home, but Sykes still feels that because he is the man of the house, he has the right to control Delia. Jesus and Sykes each act as leaders of their households, not because Nancy and Delia want to be followers, but because they, as men, insist on dominating their wives."
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Racism and Inequality in America, 2005.
Discusses the issues of racism and inequality in contemporary U.S. society.
1,854 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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Inequality and racism are fundamental issues that are in direct opposition to the principles of freedom, democracy and human rights that are such an important part of the American view of life. As such, racism and inequality are values that contradict the principles of freedom and equality that are enshrined in the American Constitution. This paper show, however, that the reality is that inequality and racism do exist in the United States. The paper discusses issues such as stereotypes and profiling, among others.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
The Prevalence of Racism in the United States
The Problem of Profiling
Causes of Racism
Economic Inequality
Solutions to Racism
Conclusion
Bibliography
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"While projects and organizations are essential components in the solution to racism, I believe that no amount of institutionalized projects can solve the problem of radial prejudice on a permanent basis. The real solution to racism in America lies in a change of perception and eradication of all stereotypical perceptions. In other words, the best method to eradicate racism is to do away with negative perceptions by making a concerted effort to develop an understanding of other cultures and to cultivate a more positive attitude towards life."
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How to Make Black America Better, 2006.
This paper reviews and examines the 10 challenges facing black Americans as detailed in Tavis Smiley's "How to Make Black America Better: Leading African Americans Speak Out."
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The writer of this paper contends that Tavis Smiley's "How to Make Black America Better: Leading African Americans Speak Out" is a cry for black Americans to support their communities and respect themselves. This paper details the 10 challenges in Smiley's book, most of which focus on issues such as education, money and health. This paper analyzes the author's contention that black Americans, compared to whites, are at an overall disadvantage. This paper examines many of the essays in the book, penned by various writers, which deal with racism, ridicule and disrespect for no other reason than race. Among the many concerns, other than health, poverty and education, this book discusses the need for political involvement and the patronage of black businesses which is still a major obstacle that African-Americans need to overcome.
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"Some of this discrimination is intentional, but there is also discrimination that is not deliberate, but simply happens because of the way that laws are written or the way that things have always been done. This is the kind of discrimination that should be addressed and changed, because it can be altered much more easily than dealing with the hatred of a few people that will always discriminate as much as they can get away with, as often as they can. Smiley's collection of essays indicate that this type of hatred cannot really be stopped or avoided, but that there are always legal and reliable ways for black Americans to do well and succeed if that is the path that they choose. The essays also show that black Americans must be made aware of this path and that they have the option of being more than what they are."
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