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Essay / Critical Race Theory Case Study - 2007
Critical Race Theory began as a legal movement and the case study was done by a legal scholar and published by a legal publisher. Osagie Obasogie Based on around 100 interviews conducted by Obasogie, the case study casts doubt on the idea of color blindness, when Tammy, a blind white respondent, says: "People are always trying to make all these claims about makes the blind not pass judgment…” (Obasogie 129). Through the interviews, Obasogie was able to understand that blind people, even though they should be the epitome of color blindness, are capable of perceiving the same prejudices as a sighted person. Another conversation recorded by Obasogie stated: "Jackson, a blind white man, recalls a conversation with a blind woman to whom he spoke 'from time to time.' We were talking about racing one evening. And his exact words were: I will never forget this: 'I'm not racist, but I hate niggers'” (Obasogie 99). Although those who support color blindness argue that blind people are the least judgmental individuals, Obasogie recounts numerous interviews with blind people who share racial prejudices. With his blind participants, Obasogie is able to depict race not just as a visual problem but as a problem constructed by