Henry Louis Gates What's In A Name

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Henry Louis Gates in “What’s in a Name?” and Dumas in “The F word” both experience issues with there names. They both were defined by there names and were treated with oppression. Both Gates and Dumas had no control over this ethnic oppression. It limited their independence and treated them in a unjust way. Gate issues were with Mr. Wilson, white man in his neighborhood. Mr. Wilson would call Gates George because that’s what he called all black men. This limited Gates social standard. He felt as if he was no different than anyone else because he was black. He was seen as inferior to Mr. Wilson even though they both were similar in economic standings. He even went as far to say “He had white straight hair, like my Uncle Joe, whom he uncannily

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