"The Souls of Black Men" by W.E.B. Dubois contains a lot of information regarding the topic I chose; the how the labeling of black Americans by the media removes individuality and increases invisibility. Dubois defines two terms in his writing "the veil" and "double consciousness". The veil has three points. The first refers to the veil created by the physical demarkation of blacks from whites; melanin. The second refers to the veil created by the way white America chooses not to 'see' black people but instead only views the general stereotypes surrounding them.
Expository Essay Rough draft:
Important terms to define:
Invisibility: According to Ralph Ellison in Invisible Man, to be invisible means to be construed by others as a collection of general stereotypes rather than an actual, individual person.
Source: http://rationalargumentator.com/InvisibleMan.html
I found text evidence: "they see only my surroundings, themselves, or figments of their imagination-indeed, everything except me" (3).
Blindness: Society's refusal to 'see' black people as individuals.
Intro: An attention grabber maybe relating to Invisible Man.
Thesis: The portrayal of blacks in the American media is what creates the invisibility of African American citizens in the U.S.White supremacist structuralism removes individuality from black people.
p1: Invisibility: Establish the invisibility of the black community in today's society.
p2: Blindness: How blindness creates a single story (stereotype). Source: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Ted Talk
How "the veil" is detrimental to individuality. Source: The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Dubois
p3: Pursuit: The struggle the black community faces to overcome their invisibility.
End: The road to gaining the sight of individuatlity of the black community is every present and neverending but it involves both sides to recognize the others' individuality.
Genres:
Personify Individuality and Invisibilty
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