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Assignment #6: Annotated Bibliography

Racism in the United States

Rhetoric and Composition I

Carlos Eduardo Orta


Mr. Nugent

Racism in the United States Politics

Bobo, L., & Fox, C. (2003). Social Psychology Quarterly. Race, Racism, and
Discrimination: Bridging Problems, Methods, and Theory in Social Psychological
Research, 66(4), 14-14. Retrieved October 21, 2015, from
http://scholar.harvard.edu/files/bobo/files/2003_race_racism_and_discrimination_with_c
ybelle_fox_social_psycholgy_quarterly.pdf
This journal published by the American Sociological Association opens narrating what is
racism and how we perceive it. The main topic of the journal is the social and
psychological effect that racism has on people. It mentions various studies which
involve several racial and ethnic groups in multiple settings, like low income
neighborhoods or high schools. This journal by Bobo and Fox is suitable to my paper
because it provides psychological information of the affected people that deals with my
topic. It studies the habits of people towards this issue and sees it in a well-structured
and deep manner.

Craig. (2012, February 23). Subtle Racism Still Very Prevalent in Society Today.
Retrieved October 21, 2015, from https://craigeisele.wordpress.com/2012/02/23/subtl eracism-still-very-prevalent-in-society-today/
Craig explains how racism acts in modern days. The author gives hypothetical
examples of racism and cites various articles, books, and journals to show how people
who are discriminated feel and how the react. Almost at the end he states that racism is
something we almost always omit or think it as something that is someone elses
problem or that it does not affect us, when the reality is that racism can be present in

everyday life. It is obvious that extreme racism is less prevalent that everyday racism,
but it is not a reason to omit it. This webpage is suitable for the paper, for it is not
biased, instead, it gives examples of what everyday racism looks and acts. It states that
racism is an issue and talks about the ones involved.

Hate Map. (n.d.). Retrieved October 19, 2015, from https://www.splcenter.o


rg/hate-map
The Southern Poverty Law Center is a non-profit anti-racism organization specialized in
civil rights and public interests. The link is a map made by them specifying particular
points of the nation where certain groups who are against racial or religious
organizations, or hate groups, radicate. Neo-Nazis, The Ku Klux Klan, and The White
Boy Society are just three of the various hate groups that can be found in the map of
SPL. The map by the SPL can serve as reference for statistics of certain areas.

How to Help Stop Racism. (n.d.). Retrieved October 23, 2015, from
http://www.stophate.us/racism/racismhelp.html
This website is by Stop Racism, dedicated to inform about this issue, amending some
consequences that it has brought through the years. It has a particular section that
interested me, this section is the How You Can Help tab. When you click it displays
several bullet points addressing how to help stop racism or how to inform others. It has
points like understanding the devastating consequences of racism, confirming sources
with other sources, share stories of discrimination, preparing websites and books
people can read to know a little more about this issue. The web page is suitable as a
reference to my paper, since it is not fully bias and has some points that can really

demonstrate how this problem has affected people. It has ideas of how to prevent this
issue in an intelligent way, I can probably get ideas from those bullet points to give my
solutions or maybe even cite the site.

Ioanide, P. (2015). Emotional Politics of Racism How Feelings Trump Facts in an


Era of Colorblindness. Palo Alto, California: Stanford University Press.
This post by Ioanide describes the different ways racism can be expressed, from
Americans and towards Americans. It talks about Muslims, African Americans,
Hispanics, and many more races. The first part is about the emotional racism; its
causes and effects on target groups. The second part talks about economy dealing with
illegal aliens living in the US. The overall context of the short book gives an
understanding of racism on a more broad way than the one we always think of and can
be a useful tool to point out on the research paper. It deals with social behavior and
welfare of the affected which can appeal to the unaware and give them information that
can make them take a position on the problem.

Ku Klux Klan. (2009). Retrieved October 22, 2015, from http://www.history.com/t


opics/ku-klux-klan
According to the article by History the Ku Klux Klan is an extremist racist white group
that searches for white supremacy. It has its origins since 1870 when the politics started
to look forward to racial equality. The page talks about the history of the Klan, events in
which it has been involved, and supremacist ideals of the group. The information on a
well-known hate group in the United States can be useful to view the perspective of the
ones causing the issue and give us an idea of what they seek with it. It can give us a

wider idea of why minorities are being treated differently than the majority, since when,
and how have them been treated.

Mach, R. (2014, June 23). Millennials and Racism: How We Can Change the
Discussion. Retrieved October 16, 2015, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/r yanchapin-mach/millennials-and-racism_b_5518938.html
Machs article talks about millennials awareness of racism and a study that showed that
they rather not talk about their attitudes on race. He argues that people from 18-21
years old believe that having fluent conversations on race would end some stereotypes
and prejudice. However, only 20% of those who think that way would feel comfortable
having a talk of those. Mach talks about how we perceive racism and blames the media
for setting us on how we detect a racist and a non-racist, when there is a broader
look on what the TV or Hollywood shows. This source can help the understatement of a
more complex definition of racism than the one used by the media.

Nesbit, J. (2015, May 6). Institutional Racism Is Our Way of Life. Retrieved
October 21, 2015, from http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/at-the-edge/2015/05/06/ins
situational-racism-is-our-way-of-life
Jeff Nesbit was the National Science Foundations director of legislative and public
affairs in 2 presidents administrations and has written 24 books. Even Though he has
experience and a good looking written article, he focuses on the statistics of African
Americans, but he doesnt present evidences that would tell that what he is stating is
part of racism. What I mean is that he does not back up his statements about racism, he
just gives plain statistics and takes them as racist. This article would not support my

paper in a solid way, I think the only part that would serve would be general statistics to
do more research to successfully back up these statements.

Siddiqui, S. (n.d.). A brief history of racism in the United States. Retrieved


October 18, 2015, from http://www.soundvision.com/article/a-brief-history-of-racism-inthe-united-states
Siddiqui talks about certain racial groups that have suffered racial discrimination and
injustice inside the United States. It can help by providing some historical reference of
racism in the country, and even two or three important statistics about the affected
groups. It talks about social thoughts since the colonization of Britain to anti-Islamic
sentiments, passing through African Americans, Japanese, Jews, and Native
Americans.

Walker, D. (2010, August 1). Top 12 Racist Politicians of Modern History.


Retrieved October 18, 2015, from
http://www.alternet.org/story/147702/top_12_racist_politicians_of_modern_history
This article by Devona Walker shows 10 people involved in the United States
government which have been noticed for racial affairs and scandals. It discusses some
reasons on why these politicians have been denominated as racists. It gives opinion on
what people thinks as racist. The post is evidence that racism is still a thing in politics
even when we have a non-white president, and it is useful to address the people who
can change the problem, the people.

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