1st draft Henry Louis Gates, Jr, an African American, describes his encounters with racial segregation while growing up in his hometown in his memoir, Colored People. In his book, Gates tell us of his struggle towards liberty in his divided community. Set during a civil conflict in the United States, Henry Louis Gates, Jr, provides his audience with his own battle within his own town of Piedmont, Virginia. Gates believes that even though cultural diversity …showed first 75 words of 621 total…

…showed last 75 words of 621 total…Gates feels that this may have caused the lack of opportunity for Africans in Piedmont. In a country as diverse as the U.S., segregation should be anticipated. It is human nature to assemble with those you have elements in common with. Problems however, do arise when one group is not given the same opportunities as another, as described by Gates in Colored People. Ethnic integration keeps the American culture from falling apart. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**