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Brief Analysis Of Significant Themes By Debra Thompson

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Debra Thompson explores a wide range of significant themes, including racism, in her memoir. This journal entry will provide a brief analysis of this theme. The injustices Debra experienced in both Canada and the United States motivated her to take on this problem.

By organizing the history of her family as African American slave refugees who used the Underground Railroad to flee the United States and find safety in Southeastern Ontario, Debra Thompson addresses racism in her memoir. Racist allegations against the United States are frequent. This reputation has been influenced by a number of events, including slavery, the slave trade, and ongoing police abuse of African Americans. Structural racism harms people's health in three interconnected

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