Quotes of Interracial Racism
Racism has been an issue in society ever since the founding of our country. Racism itself has not dissolved or dissipated, only evolved to include more complex reasons for it. In "The Wife of His Youth," Charles Chesnutt uses examples of poetic forms of literary quotes to convey that racism existed within the same race. The elite club of the Blue Veins was an African-American society that only let people in if their skin was light enough for the veins to be seen. Chesnutt himself was very light skinned and could have easily "passed" as being white. It should be noted that although he could have, he never did.
Mr. Ryders favorite poet is Lord Alfred Tennyson. …
