The issue of race as a concept

Theme for English B reflects the inner conflicts of a minority race in a predominantly white society, written by Langston Hughes (1902-1967), who was one of the most important writers and thinkers of the Harlem Renaissance, the African American artistic movement in the 1920s that celebrated black life and culture. Hughes later became famous for this writings of Black American life in his poems, stories, autobiographies, histories and his literary works helped shape American literature …

…African ancestry whose forefathers arrived in this country as slaves continue to experience social hindrances, and we're as far from finding effective remedies as we've ever been. We are preoccupied with programs like affirmative action, when we should be harnessing the combined resources for the betterment of the society. In my opinion, race, as a concept, belongs in the sociological dustbin. We need to focus on our similarities, and be less concerned about our differences.