Equiano also deems the white men to be full of "wonder" and often says that they must be "magical." These white men with their curious technologies and strange ships that are abusing Equiano and taking him and his fellow countrymen away from home are abnormal, impossible, magical beings. ... He was in a place that he didn't belong, and found himself constantly renamed and transformed by his masters- "in this place I was called Jacob; but on board the African Snow, I was called Michael" (700) and a short while later "my caption and master named me Gustavu...

• Word Count: 660
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Through the rain and snow, our country was built from the bottom up, by the workers of America. ... Equality was only in the air of white folks and morsels of exhaled equality were passed along to only fortunate few and far between. ... However, not in huge quantities for the white folk did not want the workers to taste too much. ... He is "the negro," the "poor white," "the red man," and "the one who dreamt our basic dream. ...

• Word Count: 717
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The stereotype was created by the white slave owners. ... Many white southern authors use the name Mammy when referring to a black woman who would serve white families as a nanny and would commonly overlook childcare. They were always called Mammy by the white families. ... She was a puppet that the white slave owners control. ... When Amy Duncan, Teddy's mother, discovers that Teddy isn't home when this big snow storm hits, she is extremely worried about Teddy and hopes that she is alright. ...

• Word Count: 2170
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

A look, the pointing of a finger, refusal or neglect to step out of the way when a white person is approaching, were some reasons a master might punish their slaves. ... They couldn't legally get marry and couldn't testify in court against a white person. ... The cabins were bad because there was so much disease on the grounds and during the winter and raining times the snow and water would get in because there were open windows. ...

• Word Count: 2553
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Whether it was rain, sleet, or snow they would be out there in their thin, cheap clothing working as hard as they would on a perfectly good day. ... The children wouldn't have to walk around any more wondering why the white children had beautiful names like Katherine Anne Freed and they responded to little Nigger. ...

• Word Count: 1428
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Piancentio, ED also stated that during that time period the story was in, the prominent mindset of white Americans was that African Americans were inferior to them. ... White Americans made fun of the dialect and felt as if they should be treated better, but why should they make fun of them when they are the ones who are restraining them from an education in the first place. ... One day Huck sees footprints in the snow and comes to a conclusion that they were his father's footprints. ...

• Word Count: 1889
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn there are a few significant instances that show the white man's derogatory treatment of, or attitude towards, slaves. ... In Douglass" A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, there are many examples of the white man's derogatory treatment of, or attitude towards, slaves. ...

• Word Count: 1876
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School