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Chapter 2
The Literature Review
"The American white man today subconsciously still regards the black man as something below himself. And you will never get the American white man to accept the so called Negro as an integrated part of his society until the image of the Negro the white man has changed and until the image the Negro of himself is also changed."
-Malcolm X
In the service of black morale, symbols are immensely importantÂ…Symbols can bring change. They have real powers in the world. The symbols used to represent minorities these days are not always symbols that would necessarily uplift them. At times some may even seem degrading or maybe even stereotypical. As the minority crowd yearns to have some kind of fame might not even notice the racial discrimination behind the so-called symbol or object.
The symbols that are spoken of are not just from the present day but really can date all the way back to when minorities first started to appear in national campaigns and television media. Symbols like Aunt Jemima, Rastus (Cream of Wheat Chef) and Uncle Remus have transcended the traditional definitions of symbols and evolved into icons, and in doing so have become integral components of American culture. The icons stated above were not intentionally made to become American figures, even more so popular than the white symbols, but as the time passed they have.
"Icons are powerful because they encapsulate ideas and actions of central importance in human life."
Herbert M. Cole, University of California-Santa Barbara
Perhaps the most interesting black symbol that was used once as a stereotypical object was Rastus, the Cream of Wheat man. Almost a male counterpart of Aunt Jemima, Rastus also represented Southern images in a day when racism was blatant and commonplace. He was depicted as the...
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