George

University Laboratory High School 1212 W. Springfield Ave. Urbana IL September 29, 2008  Marc Aronson Author and Historian Anthem Books New York, New York  Dear Mr. Aronson,  I have read your book **__Race__** and have come to enjoy it. Your book has shown me that although African-Americans have gained equal rights, the world still has its prejudice. I actually never knew that Asians were treated badly and that they were subjected to all the hard work in creating the railroads. Even though I have learned many things from your book, and we have discussed it in class, I still have a few questions.  My first question is: do you think that people would have been offended by your use of the n-word on page 227? My second question is: it seemed as though you ended the book abruptly, as if you wanted to say more. If so, could you tell me what you would have said? My last question is: it seemed as if you disliked southerners when you talked about them throughout your book like on page 169. Do you actually dislike them or were you just trying to act as if you disliked them so that you would make a more descriptive appearance?  I also want to comment on how this book has changed my view, of race and prejudice. I think this book will help people realize what the human race has done and that we should stop anything as horrible as World War 2 from happening again.  You have described situations where people from certain countries were treated badly. You only have talked about a select few in your book. Are there more people who have been treated badly just because of what countries they come from or their skin color?  Thank you for coming to Uni High despite your busy schedule. I hope you have a good trip and have a good time here!   <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">Sincerely, <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">George Ruan <span style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'">
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