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Discuss the various polite terms for Black people that used currently and in U.S. in the past. How and why have these terms changed? What are the issues that make each term somewhat problematic?
 
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The arms race refers to efforts by the United States and the former Soviet Union to
 
  a. reduce nuclear arsenals.
  b. move to less deadly weapons.
  c. increase their military power.
  d. work together to wage war on other nations.



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Prior to 1945 in the U.S., the proper terms were colored person or Negro. Richard Wright wrote Black Boy in 1945 trying to shock people using the term Black which was at that time derogatory. In the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s, social activists used the slogan Black is beautiful, and by the mid-60s Black was the most commonly used term. At about the same time Afro-American was also popular, and later African American was used. The problem with Black is that people we call black have skin that comes in various shades of brown. Negro means black in Latin, so is not accurate. Colored person and Person of Color are inaccurate because everyone has some color. Afro American and African American denote ethnic origins in Africa, but in Africa there are also White people who came from Africa.

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