The American society has come a long way. There have been numerous advances in medicine and technology over the centuries but a society as advanced as the U.S.A cannot get passed the skin color of a person. The discrimination that blacks face on a daily basis is far from over though it is not as obvious as it used to be. Gone are the days when signs were put up prohibiting blacks from riding on the same bus as whites. Gone also are the days when blacks and whites were not allowed to attend the same schools or swim in the same pools. However, the need for blacks to constantly prove themselves to the white man that despite the color of their skin, they deserve fair and equal treatment remains a struggle. After all, wasn’t the constitution founded based on the fact that all men are created equal? Kyle Baker’s novel, Nat Turner, is one in its kind.
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I found the graphics capturing; living me with a vivid memory of the events that took place thousands of years ago. To me, this book is as effective as one with scripts. One graphic that caught my attention and served as a perfect example of the discrimination and injustice that blacks faced in Nat Turner’s days is when he was standing outside the classroom listening to the white teacher teach the white children. Upon seeing him, the teacher walks to the door and slams it in his face. The teacher, along with the other whites, knew what the power of education would do to the slaves; it would give them knowledge and with knowledge comes power and a voice in society. They were determined to stop that from happening at all cost. Being so eager to learn, little Nat Turner proceeds to eavesdrop on the door. Discrimination and injustice of such nature still exist in today’s society though not as obvious as the example in this book. The whites may choose to ignore it and deny its existence but this that’s not change the fact that discrimination exists in one form or another. In Randall Vernellia’s article, “The Misuse of the LSAT: Discrimination against Blacks and Other Minorities in Law School Admissions,” he argues that law schools are using institutional racism, a form of discrimination, to deny blacks or Mexicans admissions into law schools. He states: Each year when the U.S. News & World Report publishes its college and university rankings, law professors and deans scramble to learn if their institution 's rank has risen or fallen. Law schools are engaging in disturbing practices in efforts to "raise" their rank. If a Black or Mexican applicant is denied admission to law school, there is an excellent possibility that he or she may have been discriminated against based on race. It is not the blatant "No Blacks Allowed" kind of discrimination. It is institutional racism, which is harder to eliminate because it is so insidious. Institutional racism occurs where an institution adopts a policy, practice, or procedure that, although it appears neutral, has a disproportionately negative impact on members of a racial or ethnic minority group. In the case of law schools, the institutional racism is the use of the Law School Admissions Test ("LSAT ') as the sole or determining factor in admission, and specifically, the use of an LSAT cut-off score below which few, if any, candidates are admitted.”(para.1) page # cite your picture ( you can write something like Nat turner refusing to eat. And then write the page # Another form of discrimination and injustice that Nat Turner experienced growing up was the fact that the black children were fed like animals. As one can see in this image, Nat Turner refuses to eat because for him he’d rather starve than to be treated in this inhumane manner. Randall Vernellia’s article is just one example of how discrimination exists in our educational institutions today. Another article written by Kevin Lang and Michael Manove titled “Education and Labor Market Discrimination” explored whether or not blacks and whites receive the same pay for similar qualifications. Their conclusion states “In our view, the results in this paper cast doubt on an emerging consensus that the origins of the black-white wage differential lie in premarket rather than labor-market factors. Blacks earn
I found the graphics capturing; living me with a vivid memory of the events that took place thousands of years ago. To me, this book is as effective as one with scripts. One graphic that caught my attention and served as a perfect example of the discrimination and injustice that blacks faced in Nat Turner’s days is when he was standing outside the classroom listening to the white teacher teach the white children. Upon seeing him, the teacher walks to the door and slams it in his face. The teacher, along with the other whites, knew what the power of education would do to the slaves; it would give them knowledge and with knowledge comes power and a voice in society. They were determined to stop that from happening at all cost. Being so eager to learn, little Nat Turner proceeds to eavesdrop on the door. Discrimination and injustice of such nature still exist in today’s society though not as obvious as the example in this book. The whites may choose to ignore it and deny its existence but this that’s not change the fact that discrimination exists in one form or another. In Randall Vernellia’s article, “The Misuse of the LSAT: Discrimination against Blacks and Other Minorities in Law School Admissions,” he argues that law schools are using institutional racism, a form of discrimination, to deny blacks or Mexicans admissions into law schools. He states: Each year when the U.S. News & World Report publishes its college and university rankings, law professors and deans scramble to learn if their institution 's rank has risen or fallen. Law schools are engaging in disturbing practices in efforts to "raise" their rank. If a Black or Mexican applicant is denied admission to law school, there is an excellent possibility that he or she may have been discriminated against based on race. It is not the blatant "No Blacks Allowed" kind of discrimination. It is institutional racism, which is harder to eliminate because it is so insidious. Institutional racism occurs where an institution adopts a policy, practice, or procedure that, although it appears neutral, has a disproportionately negative impact on members of a racial or ethnic minority group. In the case of law schools, the institutional racism is the use of the Law School Admissions Test ("LSAT ') as the sole or determining factor in admission, and specifically, the use of an LSAT cut-off score below which few, if any, candidates are admitted.”(para.1) page # cite your picture ( you can write something like Nat turner refusing to eat. And then write the page # Another form of discrimination and injustice that Nat Turner experienced growing up was the fact that the black children were fed like animals. As one can see in this image, Nat Turner refuses to eat because for him he’d rather starve than to be treated in this inhumane manner. Randall Vernellia’s article is just one example of how discrimination exists in our educational institutions today. Another article written by Kevin Lang and Michael Manove titled “Education and Labor Market Discrimination” explored whether or not blacks and whites receive the same pay for similar qualifications. Their conclusion states “In our view, the results in this paper cast doubt on an emerging consensus that the origins of the black-white wage differential lie in premarket rather than labor-market factors. Blacks earn