Racism In John Hope Franklin's The Train From Hate

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The Train from Hate is an idealized image of how racism was strong and endured by many African Americans during the early years. John Hope Franklin was one of the outspoken and influential writer and author of our time. Franklin sunrise to life was in the year of 1915 and transition to death was in the year of 2009. He passed away at the age of 94. His literary works spoke for itself. He dedicated his life works to the war against racism in the U.S. He became one of the best authors of literary works to many Americans around the world. There were many African Americans whom faced the sword fact of racial segregation for many years. Franklin had become a mere figure of faith and hope for the African Americans who believe in what he wrote. He …show more content…

As set-out in the article “The study of culture, ethnicity, and race in American psychology “Franklin’s literary works are characterized by honesty, straightforwardness and clarity in content without leaving any relevant content out.” (Betancourt and Lopez, 629). Because he was fair and unbiased with the work he was known to be one of the best African American authors that wrote literary works in the United States. Going back to one of Franklin best literary work “The Train from Hate” shares the story of what he and his family suffers while riding this train. The story talks about events that happen to his mother while on the train to Checotah. I will show in this essay how Franklin literary works relate to the main point of this story, …show more content…

It was in eye opener for many who endured the lawful acts of racism. Franklin story on the “The Train for Hate” shared how racism was not only a form of abuse, but an emotional roller-coaster for the mind. The way Franklin told the story through the eyes of a child gave it an innocent touch to it. It gave the reader security and insight on how important racism was in the United States. The author (Franklin) gave the readers description and dialogue so many Americans can go back in time and understand the realness of how places and people were segregated. Franklin gave a detail, dialogue on what his family on the day that they boarded the train. After being kicked off the train because of their skin color, the mother informs her child that it’s now always what it appear to be. The coach stopped in the wrong area and yet the conductor had no compassion for the fact that the mother had a small kid with her. Racism will never be really gone in the eyes of some. It may be lawfully removed from buildings, cars and school, but never out the minds of some people. As Franklin continues to write about his experiences, African Americans were ready to read the next best thing that he was writing. Today whites and blacks both have the right to choose and vote for whomever they like. As racism stood the test of time, we as a people and as a country

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