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An Analysis Of Genius In The Negro
The statement stated above means to me that the teacher educates the students that his race is the best and that the Negro race will never amount to anything. “The oppressor with thoughts that he is everything and has accomplished everything worthwhile,” the oppressor in this statement is the teacher and the oppressed is the students. The teacher teaches his race is the best against all others by using the words of “he is everything,” and “has accomplish everything worthwhile.” Using these words he creates a bias statement that his race is flawless and has achieve all possible things.
The second part of the statement says “crushes the spark of genius in the Negro.” So basically here they are stating that the Negro has what it takes to be a
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