![]() ![]() ![]() Rankine aims to show how, taken collectively, these stresses upon African Americans can inhibit an ability to live full, meaningful lives. ![]() Some of the racist incidents it chronicles are seemingly minor offenses or clumsy missteps, while others are more intentional. Pointing to events such as the murder of Trayvon Martin, the case surrounding Jena Six, and the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, among others, one of the central ideas of Citizen, however, is that racism persists.īy exposing the pervasiveness of systemic racism-in the schoolyard, at the grocery store, at home, on the soccer field, on the tennis court, on TV, and online- Citizen encourages the reader to think critically about race in America today. ![]() Upon President Barack Obama’s electoral victories in 20, some argued that America had entered into a “post-racial.” To them, the election of a black president signified the true realization of equal rights for African Americans, a kind of crowning achievement that had been set in motion in the 19th century with the Emancipation Proclamation and continued throughout the civil rights movement of 20th century. ![]()
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