Summary Of Chapter Six: Saviors And Segregation

Chapter Six – Saviors and Segregation Hughey discusses how whites feel paternalistic towards other races. In this chapter, both organizations show paternal instincts to those of a different race. An NEA member admits his relationship with a young man in the Riverside Boy’s Home of whom he told that he would pay for the boy’s college tuition. The member had specific stipulations for the young man in which college he would attend. The member feels rewarded as he is role modeling for the boy, but he tells the boy he will only pay for his tuition if he attends university primarily for black students. The member is portraying paternal characteristics, but was also doing it for his own glory. Apart from the NEA, a WRJ member found himself looking out for one of his black

Both organizations stress the fact that rap sounds angry and they cannot understand most of it. Some members are less passive on rap and claim that they do listen to the less angry lyrics. Hughey states that the groups feel rap is “hostile” (pg. 176) toward the white population. Therefore the music does not hail whites. Another example that Hughey uses is when the WRJ cosponsors a Black Greek Letter Organization (BGLO) step show. Hughey was a member in his undergraduate years and refused to teach the WRJ members some of the BGLO moves. He stated that the moves are significant and hold high importance in the group. It would be a dishonor to show them to people not involved in their organization. The WRJ members were caught off guard and offended when Hughey refused to show them the steps. This is another piece that refuses hailing whites. They were offended that another organization was not open to share every piece of their world. Hughey states near the end of the chapter that both groups agree if they are unable to understand something, and then it is not adequate for racial