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    Student Group on Race Relations or as it’s better known, S.G.O.R.R was started in August 2014 in light of racial tensions experienced in Saint Louis. The group aims to bring the community together through respect, conversation, teamwork, education and understanding. Through the weekly meetings, students are able to openly speak on issues that are often seen as controversial. “S.G.O.R.R.’s purpose affects kids in our school by giving them a training on racial diversity, helping them solve issues

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    There is so much information in this book that challenges how we view the criminal justice system and race relations. The content of this book is so dense that I had to take a break from reading it for about a week or so. I learned I could not skim or skip because I continually discovered new insights even when I thought I had already gotten it. It almost felt like my brain was rewiring itself as I was reading it. I am still trying to absorb and synthesize all the information. I honestly had no idea

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    Joe R. Feagin and Clairece Booher Feagin use their piece “Theoretical Perspectives in Race Relations” to talk about the common misconception of the assimilation of ethnic minorities to the core white culture. As I gradually worked through the reading, I realized that the process of assimilation was much more rigid and tedious for some rather than others as time went on. Feagin and Feagin pointed towards how European immigrant groups were able to assimilate with ease into White American culture. Non-European

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    The race relations during the 40's had remained unchanged after the war. However, it was during this time in the 40's where an increase of tension between races began especially between African American and Caucasian. Segregation was still strong throughout society. Many separations between races still existed, this included separations in bathrooms, schools, and sports. People of colour were considered second level citizens due to their races and colour. Their life consisted of unfair treatment

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    Midterm 2 Sociology 006: Race and Ethnic Relations Namrata Jaykrishna Part 1 2. Race and Aesthetics. Art and the aesthetic realm are situated within a social context and racial order is integral to the social context. Select one or two pieces of artistic good – painting, literature, cinema, music, fashion – and analyze how the artwork reflects a White, Racist and an Antiracist aesthetic. Aesthetics and race have gone hand in hand for many years in a variety of ways. Artistic goods can often represent

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    it is going back to the Jim Crow days in Richard Wright’s novel Black Boy. There have been many positive developments in race relations in America since the publication of Black Boy, like whites and blacks can use the same water fountains, white and blacks can live in the same neighborhoods, and whites and blacks can go to the same public schools, but ultimately race relations in America have worsened. In 2014, a seven- year- old girl from Baton Rouge, Louisiana said after reading Rosa Parks story

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    complexity of race relations among the different ethnic groups in California. She depicts this with how the Senora reacting to the American settlers taking her land. How the Senora and her sister’s husband, Senior Ganzaga, treat Ramona. Also Jackson portrays this by showing how Alessandro and his father feel about the Americans taking the land the Native Americans were promised. By doing this, Jackson shows how the races treat each other. One of the first ways that Jackson portrays race relations is how

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    1. Why is it important to learn about race and racial relations in this country? It is crucial to learn about race and racial relations in the United States because our country is home to many immigrants and there has been many issues regarding race in this country. For example, African Americans struggled to be accepted and treated as an equal—dealing with racism. Diversity is a huge factor in this country since it is increasing every moment. In order to survive, immigrants must assimilate to American

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    Definitions Involving Race Relations Imagine an 18 year-old male gets shot to death through undisclosed means. Was the death that occurred that of an adult or a kid? Some would say yes, others no. For the Michael Brown incident this was a major contributing factor on how people received the news of his death. The true dilemma with defining anything revolves around perception. In reality, not everything can be labeled in simple black and white terms, there are grey areas and discrepancies. Those

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    Founded in 1988, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) was created as one of the terms of agreement in the Japanese Canadian Redress Agreement. In it, the Government of Canada and the National Association of Japanese Canadians agreed that the Japanese Canadians during and after World War II were treated unjustly and were disregarded of their human rights. The Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act was then proclaimed into law by the federal government on October 28, 1996 and the foundation

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