Omi And Winant On Racial Formation Analysis

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After reading the article by Omi and Winant on Racial formation ,I believe the cause for the reconstruction of race in the US is the diversity that has been transcending the past decades , the outlawing of segregation even though historically segregation ended in 1964-1965 in the past decades we have seen a change in schools ,companies and government for example having a first black president in 2008 in 1964 the idea of having a black president was not possible in many people's eyes however in 2008 it happened because of the change in laws ,diversity , enlightenment and inclusion

Moreover, in our present day it has become culturally acceptable to have a biracial child and being involved in biracial relationship which is also one of

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