ldren to believe that they were superior to most and did not want them to interact with anyone who was darker than them because they had extremely fair features. An example of her racism would be when she had the party for Rena. Although Frank was always willing to help out their family and was of assistance in many occasions, Miss Molly still refused to invite him to the party. Because of the way that John was brought up and the fact that his "one-drop of Negro blood" limited the advancement of his professional career, he left home and concealed every aspect of his race. He chose to identify himself as a white man so that he may lead the life that he always wanted, even if it meant forgetting about his past. There is a thin line between the terms "racist" and 'prejudice" because racism is prejudice in action. A person can be a racist whether their actions are physical or verbal or by not doing anything at all. For example if someone chooses to not go to a park because black children play there and makes this decision because they feel that they are better than them because they are white, that makes them a racist. A person who is prejudice is just ignorant. They will go to the park but will have devious thoughts about the Negroes because they are different. A prejudice won't necessarily believe that he or she is dominant because of their race but a racist will. ...
