Reflection+on+Racism

Is racism a dead issue, or does it still play an important role in society and shaping our opinions today? The images that come to mind when one mentions racism are the Little Rock Nine, The March on Washington, Rosa Parks, and Martin Luther King Jr. Though all of these people fought for equality and all of these events took place decades earlier, does this mean that racism is over simply because it is not currently the most prevelant issue? This year, in both US History and American Literature, we have been examining the writings of civil rights leaders in the 1950s and 1960s as well as more modern works concerning the issue of racism. Simply because the American people have pushed this perticular issue to the back of their minds does not mean that it has been completely and adequately resolved.

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