“The Space Traders” by Derrick Bell is a short story that, is a very intriguing tale of aliens coming to earth and saving mankind, but for a hefty price. The Space Traders come to earth and offered riches (gold) to the U.S government, offering things such as paying the American debt, a year without taxes for every American and a clean environment. The Space Traders are charging a big, hefty fee in return, by asking for all African Americans in the country. The Space Traders asking for an entire race in exchange for money, and a clean environment is ludicrous and absurd but off course the majority of whites did not think so. The article “The Space Traders” happens sometime in the future in American soil, in New Jersey beach shores. America
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The president immediately called a special session with congress and schedules a cabinet meeting. The phones were ringing nonstop until the day of January 17th. Many citizens who were not African American found the space people non-threatening, many African American did find them threatening and they see them as a threat. Many blacks were outraged and trying to find a way to save their race. This was the worst time in America the country was in extreme distress and it was struggling it was almost like a third world country. They had massive debts, environment was in disarray. Many people thought the space people came just in time to save America from its troubles and mess. On January 2nd the cabinet members gathered at eight o’clock to discuss the situation, which had no blacks, the president felt no support from minorities and they he owed them nothing. Within the few hours of the Space Trader’s offer, The White House and Congress had been flooded with calls, at least a third of calls or faxes asking the White house and congress to the space people’s offer. The problem with race had gotten worse since the 1990’s, more than half of African Americans had been segregated and confined to former inner-city …show more content…
The president had invited him merely to show an African American and to show a balance for the black community. Many non-African American citizens are calling the White house to inform them that they should consider the deal. Many black are against the deal, many of the blacks start escaping the country, then the border gets closed from instructions from the space people. They tried to use the fourteenth amendment that requires the states to provide equal protection to all citizens under the same law. They are arguing and having session over the debate of taking the space peoples offer, of course professor Golightly is against the whole deal, he tries to convince the president and the white house to reconsider. Golightly had chosen his career and his thoughts and beliefs from his childhood hero Booker T. Washington. The first few days African Americans tried rallies such as the Anti-Trade Coalition gathering of white and black politicians. They had a secret committee called the “African-American kidnapping plot”. The blacks were starting to feel as if they had no protection, and as they were being fed to the space people. Reverend Jasper gave a big sermon, calling the government sells out and traitors. The president reassure the people he is not ignoring their views. Even the Jews get involved saying this is not the
The president immediately called a special session with congress and schedules a cabinet meeting. The phones were ringing nonstop until the day of January 17th. Many citizens who were not African American found the space people non-threatening, many African American did find them threatening and they see them as a threat. Many blacks were outraged and trying to find a way to save their race. This was the worst time in America the country was in extreme distress and it was struggling it was almost like a third world country. They had massive debts, environment was in disarray. Many people thought the space people came just in time to save America from its troubles and mess. On January 2nd the cabinet members gathered at eight o’clock to discuss the situation, which had no blacks, the president felt no support from minorities and they he owed them nothing. Within the few hours of the Space Trader’s offer, The White House and Congress had been flooded with calls, at least a third of calls or faxes asking the White house and congress to the space people’s offer. The problem with race had gotten worse since the 1990’s, more than half of African Americans had been segregated and confined to former inner-city …show more content…
The president had invited him merely to show an African American and to show a balance for the black community. Many non-African American citizens are calling the White house to inform them that they should consider the deal. Many black are against the deal, many of the blacks start escaping the country, then the border gets closed from instructions from the space people. They tried to use the fourteenth amendment that requires the states to provide equal protection to all citizens under the same law. They are arguing and having session over the debate of taking the space peoples offer, of course professor Golightly is against the whole deal, he tries to convince the president and the white house to reconsider. Golightly had chosen his career and his thoughts and beliefs from his childhood hero Booker T. Washington. The first few days African Americans tried rallies such as the Anti-Trade Coalition gathering of white and black politicians. They had a secret committee called the “African-American kidnapping plot”. The blacks were starting to feel as if they had no protection, and as they were being fed to the space people. Reverend Jasper gave a big sermon, calling the government sells out and traitors. The president reassure the people he is not ignoring their views. Even the Jews get involved saying this is not the