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Moore, Robert B. – 1976
This publication includes a study essay that discusses numerous ways in which the English language reflects and promotes racism. Among the topics discussed are black/white color symbolism, terms that reflect obvious bigotry, terms that reflect ethnocentrism on the part of white people, politics and terminology, and "loaded" terms that are used to…
Descriptors: American Indians, Blacks, Elementary Secondary Education, English