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Racism In Mildred Taylor

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Like Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “I look to a day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” In most books children experience happy endings where everyone gets along, but in reality, not everyone gets along. There are wars going on, economic and political issues, many ups and downs in this world, and one of them I chose to talk about today is racism. Throughout the novel, the author shows that people are people and skin color doesn’t change that. The author, Mildred Taylor, shows how some characters in the book are not actually racist which demonstrates the meaning on the quote. These characters show how black people are human beings as well and that they shouldn’t be treated any

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