The topic I will write about relates to this course because it questions whether a person’s proximity to whiteness can lead them closer to the American dream. Our society is built on what is the American dream and being that the founding fathers were all white men, I was wondering if race contributed to access to the American dream. I chose this topic because I have seen the result of institutionalized racism, allowing prejudices to become discriminatory acts and its lasting effect on groups of people. I think it is important not to forget that racism was one of the things that was very prominent in our country. Based on experiences of my own and people that I know I have seen how white people have benefited from the American dream just for being white, There is a preference for white people in our society, almost like the saying how saying ” white is always right”, and a lot of individuals have internalized that and used that as an excuse to submit to white people. Now just because some have privilege from their whiteness that does not mean that they have complete access to the American dream because of that whiteness alone. Black Wall Street and the Osage Wikipedia made me want to continue researching this topic. I have found a few books to use for my research, and I plan on reading a few of the excerpts I want to use to better support my argument. I will ask if proximity to whiteness grants more access to the American dream. I feel like my audience will more than likely see it from the perspective of the marginalized groups which is what I want to happen. Some potential arguments I might make would include something challenging black women’s role in the American dream, being that I name using Hidden Figures for my movie trailer. I will continue to use the liberties online page and PDFs to find the sources I need for the paper. I want to try to have at least 5-6 sources on my PRELIM 9 by next Friday. I plan to have some before then, but this is my goal by the 26th.
what are the myths of the american dream
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