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Prejudice And Racism Analysis

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Racism is an implied theme throughout 1955. The deacon refers to African Americans as “you people” and “colored” (Walker). Gracie Mae’s song is not a hit until a young white boy sang it. The irony is he sings it exactly like Gracie Mae, “He had followed every turning of my voice, side streets, avenues, red lights, train crossings and all” (Walker). Even when Traynor arranged for Gracie Mae to sing it on the Johnny Carson show, the audience showed signs of prejudice, “The audience claps politely for about two seconds” (Walker) and even laughed at her interactions with Traynor. Here, the artificial over the genuine theme is reiterated, when Traynor follows suit with his “imitation” of the song, forgetting some lines and the audience doesn’t
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