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The main claim of chapter four is rather straight forward in the way the text is laid out by Colby. From the first paragraph, he begins by discussing the unwillingness of some blacks in regards to the issue of integration. The issue that the chapter focuses on is very different than the rest of the book up to this point. Up until chapter four Colby has put most of the focus on the flaws of the whites in the situation. I think his order is interesting as it show he is very aware of his constraints. As a white man writing about black history his creditability and own racism could be easily challenged. This is why he presents a solid three chapters of white blame before bringing out a little bit of blame for the blacks themselves. While he does
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