Word: racism
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Restic came to Harvard to replace departing coach John Yovicsin, who for 14 years lead the Crimson to many successful, if not exciting, seasons. The conservative Yovicsin seemed to call a sweep every other play, and several black players on the team believed that there was racism on the coaching staff and boycotted a practice. It was time for a change...
...black leader at war with racism and his divided self...
...There were Dutch and French as well as West African branches on his family tree. He was a child prodigy who became an editor, activist (he was a founder of the N.A.A.C.P.) and writer. His best-known book, The Souls of Black Folk (1903), gave new dimension to understanding racism through the concept of double consciousness, which he described as "this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity." Lewis, who holds the Martin Luther King...
...this ironic racism contribute to Du Bois' aloofness and inability to work and play well with others? Did it underlie his conflicting positions on racial inclusion and separatism? The second volume of this impressive study of a divided soul should provide some answers. They are necessary if people of all tints are to find common ground in their own flawed natures...
...time something like this had happened to me. Believe it or not, I am used to this type of treatment whether it be in northeast D.C. or in the Quad. In fact, similar situations arise everyday for Black people in America, be they blue-collar workers or Harvard graduates. Racism knows no class or educational status. Whether it entails being followed by a storekeeper, refused a ride in a taxi, or harassed by a police officer, the prejudice is real...