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of fostering equality of civil rights and economic opportunity for
all citizens. These policies constitute a clear repudiation of many
[prejudicial] practices of the past and run counter to the beliefs of
large segments of the population.

Finally, anyone who reads the off-the-wall, but morality-filled and plau
sible, The Sneetches, should feel that the story and its moral are timeless In terms
of human comprehension and human interaction or intervention, one would have
to conclude that the question of race and racism will always be a part of American
culture. However, it does not mean that in a diverse society such as ours, we can’t
get along, and work together as a cohesive whole, and as part of the human race.
In short, we are all humans - the same people - regardless of our color, racial,
religious and cultural differences.
Community College of Southern Nevada

Earnest N. Bracey

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Roger A. Fisher. 1996. Them Damned Pictures: Explorations in American Political Car
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The Secret Art o f Dr. Seuss, with an Introduction by Maurice Sendak. 1995. New York
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Dr. Seuss, catalogued by the Library of Congress as Geisel, Theodor Suess. 1989. The
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