Racism in the U.S

  Drawing on the history and the legacy of Racism in the development of the U.S. in order to justify oppression and using specific examples from the readings as well as the films and class discussion, please answer the following questions in one well thought out essay: Question: What has been the experience of Chicanos in the U.S. in relation to the constitution and the legal system? How has their daily lived experiences been shaped by the legal structures set up in the U.S? Why was the legal structure of the U.S. created this way and what role have Chicanos played in this system? How has the creation of whiteness and the Ideology of White Supremacy as well as Primitive Accumulation (Capitalism) impacted Chicanos throughout the 20th century? What role did whiteness and the law play in the Bracero Program and the Educational System for Chicanos?