Analysis Of Tim Wise's Black Like Me

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The author Tim Wise Creator of White Like Me like to open the eyes of many ethnicities such as, people whom are brown,white, or black skin complexions to not be racist among themselves but help one another achieve an equal ethnicity unit. He tries to educate us about how racism is still around even after the November 4,2008 election which cause the First African American President Barack Obama elected to be President of United States of America. What is a Racist ? google.com states “a person who believes that a particular race is superior to another.” He tried to educate us on how there is inequality among races. Also, explains that the Caucasian ethnicity wants america to go back to white supremacy. Tim Wise explains that even though there …show more content…

For Example, Tim Wise states “ White privileges making it difficult for people of color material privileges :better job opportunity ,better housing access, better educational opportunities”. Throughout his movie he goes back to how colored people dont have the rights white people have because of the racism that occurs upon them. He also uses the example of the novel Black Like Me to illustrate that white people do not know what happens to people of color and how they are targeted until they become a “negroe” .A statement released by the novel Black Like Me states “How else excepted by becoming a negro could a white man hope to learn the truth”. Even after the novel Tim Wise tends to explain that throughout history people of color never really had a good opportunity and were always excluded from support such as bill of rights, National Housing Act and GI Bill. The whole eye to racism lead to the white protesting acts to change america to be all just …show more content…

People like Will Campbell,Virginia Foster Durr, and Anne Braden. These names are not known through people but, they decided to do the right thing when it came to racism. Will Campbell was one of many that walked with the nine African American Students that entered Little Rock high school. Anne Braden was an activist that tried to end white supremacy. Virginia Foster Durr who was a activist and involved with NAACP which is The National Association of the Advancement of Colored People. These white individuals helped many african american in history but, were never given any credit which was

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