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A 4 page research paper that examines race relation in Odessa, TX. The writer cites sources that indicate that Odessa still has problems with how a small African American minority is treated in the town, particularly in regards to air pollution from a large industrial complex that primarily affects communities where low income black and Hispanic residents are located. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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of Odessa residents look like the student, whose answers indicate that he/she is white. While the student feels that all people within Odessa are treated fairly, the student also required
sources for this assignment, and, unfortunately, the sources disagree with this evaluation. In 1998, research assistants Phyllis McConnell and Michael Allen interviewed Mr. O.C. Ray, an African American who
came to Odessa in 1951. While their questions pertaining to race relations primarily concerned discriminatory practices in the past, they did ask Ray about current race relations in Odessa. To
this Ray replied, "...I think instead of were goin forward weve taken a step backwards" (Hadjicostandi). The conditions that prompted this reply, Ray attributed to the way that blacks
are "being treated" and the fact that there are few business on the south-side of town (Hadjicostandi). Mr. Ray also mentioned that he does not read the Odessa American because
it he does not feel that it gives "Blacks the proper...rating or--the proper time" (Hadjicostandi). Mr. Ray goes on to suggest that Blacks are only featured in the news if
they commit a crime, "But if I go out there and go good, youll never see it" (Hadjicostandi). The rest of the country largely knows the Odessa area from
the movie and book Friday Night Lights by H.G. Bissinger, which describes Odessas fascination with high school football and was published over a decade ago. When the book first came
out, Bissinger received death threats from Odessa residents who felt that his book did not represent them fairly (Diggle 4). One of the books main themes is the "underlying,
and sometimes overt, racism that plagued Odessa" (Diggle 4). High schools in Odessa were not integrated until 1982 when a feudal court forced the issue (Diggle 4). In evaluating race
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