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Powell, John a. “Tracing the History of Racial Inclusion and Debunking the Color-Blind/Post-Racial Myth.” //Human Rights //, vol. 40, no. 1, 2013, pp. 17–21.

“Tracing the History of Racial Inclusion and Debunking the Color-Blind/Post-Racial Myth”

This article surveys racial histories of the last 50-60 years in chunks of the 4 eras at which America’s could have advanced significantly in inclusion but fell short. It examines the mythical notions of color-blindness and a post-racial society while also not condemning the work done by liberation leaders by exclaiming “nothing has changed”. The piece offers looks as to why even the mention of a “post-racial society” is harmfuls to those affected by it and how it works against truly building an inclusive society. The strengths in the article is the use of actual historical facts as a form of creating context the the argument, also how they them to the structure of racism of today. Also the inclusion of the strides America has made since the effects of slavery but in the end those strides proved to encompass racial attitudes into a different form of “colorblindness”. The article is closer to being in agreeance to my argument therefore a lot of our reasoning already matchup.