Oppression In Ralph Ellison's Battle Royal

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In today’s fast paced world information is so quick. Someone can put something up on the internet and be viewed, hundreds, thousands, or more a day. Its so easy to obtain information. With this information being seen so fast, it also means that bad information or viewpoints can rapidly influence a riot in real life. We’ve seen it in Ferguson after the race riots of 2015. What we may not understand is that some of these people have experienced oppression in their lifetime because of their skin. While I am not condoning their actions I feel we should take a look at their history to see what has happened to them in U.S. history. Ralph Ellison’s story Battle Royal might give a deeper perspective on this. In the story the main character is put

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