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Thesis: Inequality from the 19th century still continues to exist in the…
Thesis: Inequality from the 19th century still continues to exist in the 21st century.
Evidence connects to the factors of inequality that existed in the 18th century.
Issues
Minorities feeling inferior to Caucasians
Racial stereotypes often cause tension between two races because one automatically assumes a person acts a certain way because of the color of their skin
ex. black means they are "gang related"
Studies have shown kids believing the white "Cabbage Kid Doll" is better than one of color
Lack of empathy for another race
White supremacists not seeing other races as equal because they see themselves as superior or more dominant
Stricter immigration laws and the deportation of illegal immigrants. Immigrants are here for a better life, yet we will not allow them to because they make this country "worse"
Ignorance to today's current events is what allows citizens to be easily manipulated by rhetorical devices such as othering
Public schools vs private schools
Resegregation
Evidence with statistics- integration
Statistics that private schools are becoming the "white schools" and public schools are becoming "black schools"
Lack of resources in schools with minorities
Evidence showing how whites are at an advantage with College Board data
Holt's work represents the issues of the 19th century.
"Knowledge Is Power: The Black Struggle For Literacy" by Thomas Holt
Rhetorical Context
Thomas Holt
a professor of African and African American History at the University of Chicago
African American historian
Written in 1983
“the Post-Civil Rights Era”
Audience: educators, historians, those who want to be informed like students
Audience expected formal work that refers to historical events and unbiased statements
Main Ideas
Education is one of the main steps towards change. Being informed allows one to make wise and detailed decisions.
Being oblivious is disadvantageous. This is why education is key to achieving education.
The power of knowledge allows one to stay informed and not be taken advantage of.
Issues
Segregation
" Separate but equal"
The minority did not share the same resources and opportunities as whites. In fact they had far less rights.
Lack of resources in schools
African Americans had to use the little salary they had to support the Black schools in their communities
Pushes the children to make even more effort to learn properly to make a change
Even with a degree, blacks still had a hard time getting a job because of the racial discrimination
Black slaves being inferior to whites
separate schools, restrooms, sections on a bus
treated as if they were dirty rats
Lack of empathy for another race
Blacks were often called out by racial slurs
Service was often denied to people of color
People of color always had to respect Caucasians
