https://padlet.com/9960936/dox438yxuulwstvk en-us 2023-06-06 12:13:45 UTC 2025-12-27 10:49:24 UTC hello@padlet.com 9960936 https://padlet.com/9960936/dox438yxuulwstvk/wish/2615816587 Tom Buchanan, from “The Great Gatsby”, displayed most people’s mindsets in the 1920’s when FItzgerald writes; “It’s up to us, the dominant race, to watch out or these other races will have control of things” (Fitzgerald 13). Most white people believed that white was the superior race, and that African Americans were socially, economically, and politically inferior. ]]> 2023-06-06 12:18:43 UTC https://padlet.com/9960936/dox438yxuulwstvk/wish/2615816587 9960936 https://padlet.com/9960936/dox438yxuulwstvk/wish/2615822914 In “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D. Salinger, there is not much discussion regarding racial tensions. However, throughout the book Holden does address people of color as “coloreds” and “others”. Caulfield separating races by using terms like these tells the reader that there were racial tensions and inequalities at the time, and that discrimination was present. ]]> 2023-06-06 12:25:21 UTC https://padlet.com/9960936/dox438yxuulwstvk/wish/2615822914 9960936 https://padlet.com/9960936/dox438yxuulwstvk/wish/2615834571 Jody and Janie leaving their town and migrating to Eatonville mirrors the events of The Great Migration. Deciding to leave a white-ruled town was Janie and Jody’s first step towards a better legacy. Once in Eatonville, Jody gains a political status by becoming mayor. His job rewards him with a high social and economic status. “When he heard all about ‘em makin’ a town all outa colored folks, he knowed dat was da place he wanted to be. He had always wanted to be a big voice, but de white folks had all de sayso where he come from and everywhere else, exceptin’ dis place dat colored folks was buildn’ theirselves” (Hurston 19).

]]> 2023-06-06 12:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/9960936/dox438yxuulwstvk/wish/2615834571 9960936 https://padlet.com/9960936/dox438yxuulwstvk/wish/2615848297 At the end of "A Raisin in the Sun", Walter and his family move from a run down apartment, to a big house in an all white neighborhood. This reflects how African Americans at the time wanted to change their narrative. They wanted to boost their social and economic status's by living in respectable houses and gaining a more sustainable job.]]> 2023-06-06 12:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/9960936/dox438yxuulwstvk/wish/2615848297 9960936 https://padlet.com/9960936/dox438yxuulwstvk/wish/2616217079 The author Wes Moore represents how African Americans have come into their own in the political field. At the end of the book, Moore completes an internship with former Mayor Schmoke of Baltimore. Socially and educationally he is also a Rhodes-Scholar and studied at prestigious universities. Moore now holds the, highly respected, title of state governor for Maryland. ]]> 2023-06-06 19:10:51 UTC https://padlet.com/9960936/dox438yxuulwstvk/wish/2616217079