William Faulkner on Racism
Until 1863, slavery was a large institution, even an industry, in the American southern states, tracing back to the 1600’s. After the abolition of slavery, African Americans did not become integrated into society; they didn’t even have close to the equal rights of white citizens. With the integration of African Americans came a sense of racism from people in the southern states, despite them gradually having more rights as time progressed. Racism, by definition, is the unjustly wrong treatment and…...
Absalom!RacismWilliam Faulkner