3. What is defined in Chapter 2 as "One who is expressing the racist idea that a permanently inferior racial group can never be developed and is supporting policy that segregates away that racial group" (31)?

4. Who wrote The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea in 1453?

5. Who wrote the manifesto The Spook Who Sat by the Door?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are "polygenesis" and "monogenesis"?

2. How are climate change and racist policy relate to one another?

3. Who was W.E.B. Du Bois and why is he important?

4. Describe the racial inequity of the U.S. prison population.

5. Why does the author prefer the term "racist policy" over "institutional racism" or "systemic racism"?

6. What does the "war on drugs" refer to?

7. What led the author to "protest" in third grade?

8. How does the author describe his third grade teacher in Chapter 4?

9. Why does the author no longer use the term "microaggression" anymore?

10. How is a "biological racist" defined by the author?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do assimilationism and segregationism mean? How do these terms connect to racism? How do the terms oppose one another? What underlying truths exist in each of these terms?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the life of Prince Henry the Navigator. What was Prince Henry's role in the establishment of the slave trade? How did Prince Henry contribute to the origins of capitalism? What connection does the author have to Prince Henry?

Essay Topic 3

What is the author's stance on standardized testing in public education? When was standardized testing introduced? Who introduced it? How does standardized testing relate to race and racism?

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