1. Flannery O'Connor and Southern Racism
You hear stories about how bad racism is and the rich history the South has. ... Throughout most of O'Connor's writing there is a racism factor in each novel or short story. ... As I read on in O'Connor's short stories I came across a short story called "The Barber.... Which political leader was in favor of the Civil Rights Movement and which was not for supporting the movement in this short story. ... In Columbia Tennessee, on February 25, 1946, a dispute erupted between James Stephenson, a black Navy veteran, and a white shopkeeper, who was threatening violence agai...
- Word Count: 2519
- Approx Pages: 10
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School