IAH 207 Lecture 2: Zinn and Morrison
18 Jan 2017
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Su(cid:373)(cid:373)arize a(cid:374)d evaluate zi(cid:374)(cid:374)"s argu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t i(cid:374) the chapters- the merits and drawbacks. For either option, you need to comment on the text on direct quotations. Word limit- two pages, double spaced (around 500 words) How does he define racism: the subjugation of a group of people for the economic benefit for the others. The emphasis is more on the economic reasons rather than the nature and the hatred for a social group: rooted in a labor relation and is expressed through hatred, contempt and petty. (24) There was this need for labor workers as the settlers themselves did not want to do it, and the indians and poor whites were different to oppress. What accounts for the cruelty of this institution: the two factors- The interracial marriages and relationships were outlawed which lead to the creation of racial division in the us. It is something the humans made up and it is not in the nature.
