Discrimination toward the Black People in Ernest J Gaines :: social issues

Discrimination toward the Black People in Ernest J GainesCHAPTER IINTRODUCTIONCharles Johnson states that actually there had been no Black conundrum until the Civil War. It is because before the Blacks had only been chattels. The War happened because the Blacks want their freedom in education, employment, the vote, regularized marriage and even the acquisition of a surname (Butcher 243).The Congress in 1875 adopted a statue which allowed the equality of facilities and accommodation for every race and color, bargonly the famous Plessy-Ferguson Decision in 1896 gave legal disparity and segregation by virtue of its separate but equal doctrine. This doctrine arouse the discrimination and segregation toward the Black people (Gordon 108)The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman which is written by Ernest J Gaines consists the life of Blacks in America who ar discriminated by the neat Americans. This issue inside Gaines novel attracts me to analyze the topic of discrimination toward the B lacks in America. The analysis applies interdisciplinary approach to find the aspect of social, history and pietism inside the novel discussed. The method of research of this paper uses the library research. The aboriginal source of this paper is Ernest J Gaines The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and the second sources are the information which is taken from the library books and the Internet.CHAPTER IITHE DISCRIMINATION OF THE BLACK masses This chapter discusses most the discrimination toward the Black people in America which is reflected by Gaines in his novel. Gaines tells about the discrimination which is experienced by Jane Pittman and her race. Jane Pitman has been lived for maven hundred and ten years. Therefore, through his novel, Gaines explains about Pittmans live from her childishness until her old age which happens during the civil war up to the civil remunerate movement ETeen Voices Volume 3 Book freshen up The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman.htmThe civ il war that happened in America did non end both the slavery and the discrimination toward the Black Americans. The discrimination toward them is tranquil continued in which it causes the Civil Right Movement.The first prove about the discrimination toward the Blacks is the slave names which are given to the Blacks. It means that the slaves are given the names which are different from the black-and-blues names. They are for example Ticey, Buck and Big Laura The names are given by their masters (Gaines17).Any slaves who are dares to owe the names like the Whites names will be punished by their masters.