... characteristics. These unique traits create the "racial essence" as Appiah calls it. The racial essence is the basis of making moral judgments and that there is more to a person other than just using morphological characteristics to classify which race they belong to. Appiah ... doctrine of racialism. These two forms are called extrinsic racism and intrinsic racism. He describes extrinsic racists as "people who make moral distinctions between members of different races because they believe that the racial essence entails certain morally relevant qualities" (Appiah 2012, 630). ... , quit...

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... defined African American women as deviant. For centuries, African American women have been contrasted with white women. While the Victorian concept of "true womanhood" defined white women as possessing unquestionable moral character, African American women were defined as immoral and sinful. In addition, African American women are forced to combat the dual stereotypes of race and gender. As women, they realized ... in the culture of our times both in the United States and abroad, contributing great literature, journalism, music, dance, theater, science. They have etched anew the cultura...

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