Critics of the Color-Blind Ideal Make Which of the Following

question 42

Multiple Choice

Critics of the color-blind ideal make which of the following arguments?

• A)Racial prejudices are not viewed as problematic in the color-blind ideal.
• B)Color-blindness is not based on a vision of a moral or just society.
• C)Forms of everyday racism not only cannot be addressed by the color-blind framework but also may actually derive from it.
• D)It reinforces racial boundaries.

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Definitions:

Missouri Compromise

The Missouri Compromise, enacted in 1820, was an agreement passed by the U.S. Congress to maintain the balance of power between slave and free states, admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

Free Blacks

African Americans who were not enslaved before the abolition of slavery, living either by manumission, birth to free parents, or in regions where slavery was not enforced.

State Constitution

The fundamental legal document outlining the structure, functions, and principles of government within a specific state, subordinate to the federal constitution.

Missouri Compromise

An agreement passed in 1820 that allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state, while banning slavery in the remainder of the Louisiana Territory north of the 36° 30′ latitude.