For instance, Janice Pugh, the wife of the minister, was influenced by her grandmother's warnings and outside force. " Her view of black men, she says, came from movies that portrayed them raping a white women or something". (6) When one is not taught prejudice and the truth to things, one is subjected to a distorted image and stereotypes of others from persuasive word.
The effects of the integration of the church force the whites to "confront racial assumptions and prejudgments. " Black members must venture away from comfortable settings to now face "racial resentment and distrust."(6) The article raises a question; "Is the integration of blacks going to chase away whites". (21) I believe the answer to this question lies in one's ability and willingness to accept this movement of racial equality.
The article, Best Friends, Worlds Apart, written by Mirta Ojito, illustrates one's awareness of their difference in color. Joel Ruiz, is black and Achmed Valdes is white. Both grew up in Cuba as best friends. However, their immigration to the U.S. drastically changes the relationship. In Cuba, where the "color of their skin is of no more significance than the color of their eyes."(Bob Marley) Due to the color of Joel Ruiz" skin, he is conscious of race. He may be Cuban but in a world that is concerned with race, Joel is living in a black world. Skin color overrules nationality in the U.S. Where as in Cuba's mix of blacks and whites he was unaware of a difference and was one of the same. .
Movies and television show minimal truth to things. Joel Ruiz states, "Neither American television and Communist propaganda had prepared him for (this world)."(26).
I recently came across a drawing done by an African American artist. This drawing had this African American figure cowering below these images of white superiority. This drawing seems to portray this world as a black sees it. Art seems to reveal the truth in this battle of race.
