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The Ethics of Living Jim Crow is about the life of a black man during the period of the Jim Crow laws. It talks about his childhood. It tells of a child trying to be a child, but being separated from the white children. The white children’s yard was green with grass and bushes, while the blacks’ yards were covered with cinders. It then tells about his first job in an optical company. He …

…or were considered “Japanesey.” The theme of this article tells the problems that other minorities have had in the US. It tells of the pain that the families suffered during a somewhat “Hitler-like” time. Japanese people were herded up like Jews in Germany, although they were not treated as harsh as the Jews were. This article also relates to today’s society very well. Japanese people (and other minorities) are discriminated against (and stereotypes) still.