Table of Contents

Foreword 5

Introduction The New Face of Civil Rights and Discrimination 7

Section 1 Opposing Viewpoints on Discrimination

Viewpoint 1 Discrimination Is a Serious Problem for the Black Community Earl Ofari Hutchinson 13

Viewpoint 2 Discrimination Is Not the Black Community's Primary Problem Walter E. Williams 19

Viewpoint 3 Racially Profiling Arabs and Muslims is Discriminatory Hussein Ibish 25

Viewpoint 4 Racially Profiling Arabs and Muslims Is Not Discriminatory Michael Smerconish 32

Viewpoint 5 Affirmative Action Helps Correct Discrimination Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration & Immigrant Rights and Fight for Equality by Any Means Necessary (BAMN) 40

Viewpoint 6 Affirmative Action Hurts Those It Is Intended to Help Richard H. Sander 48

Section 2 Model Essays and Writing Exercises

Preface A The Five-Paragraph Essay 56

Preface B The Narrative Essay 58

Essay 1 America's Wage Gap: Paying Women Less than Men 61

Exercise 1A Create an Outline from an Existing Essay 65

Exercise 1B Create an Outline for Your Own Essay 66

Essay 2 Why Racial Profiling Does Not Work 69

Exercise 2A Identifying and Organizing Components of the Narrative Essay 72

Exercise 2B Examining Introductions and Conclusions 75

Essay 3 Hatred at the Grocery Store 77

Exercise 3A Practice Writing a Scene with Dialogue 82

Final Writing Challenge: Write Your Own Narrative Five-Paragraph Essay 84

Section 3 Supporting Research Material

Appendix A Facts About Discrimination 88

Appendix B Finding and Using Sources of Information 92

Appendix C Using MLA Style to Create a Works Cited List 96

Appendix D Sample Essay Topics 99

Organizations to Contact101

Bibliography 107

Index 111

Picture Credits 115

About the Editor 116