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This 3 page paper utilizes the texts of Potok, Baldwin and the movie, The Gentleman's Agreement, to illustrate the history of racism in American toward Jews and African Americans. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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the history of racism, particularly in the United States, paints another picture entirely. Racism can be subtle, but be just as harmful. Given this, then, one could state that there
are many similarities to the ways in which the Jews were treated early on in the twentieth century, and the way African Americans were treated after the Civil War.
Racism against African Americans never really ceased, even after the Civil War. Southerners found other ways, using political and legal means to make certain that persons of color never had
the opportunity to rise above their circumstances. They highly resented blacks taking jobs that had once belonged to white laborers. As a result numerous and incredibly prejudicial rules were passed
in which it was illegal to educate a person of color. There were other laws which restricted their travel, places where they might congregate or organize, and rules governing ownership
of property. The theme of assimilation runs through James Baldwins novel, Go Tell it on the Mountain. In this novel, the main character has a coming of age as
a young black boy. He realizes that he has the choice to become like his father or to strike out in his own direction, to create new opportunities. In the
end, he assimilates, as they want him to as he is continually beaten and harassed. Though the author tries to make it seem as if the boy has defied the
rigidity of societal norms, in actuality, he has not. He still gives his life over to God and one assumes that he became the preacher his father wanted him to
be. Likewise, the idea of Jews integrating into American Culture was treated with as much vehemence in the early twentieth century. Many
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