The essay, "Fourth of July", was written by an African American female by the name of Andre Lorde. She divides the essay into two parts: her excitement about her family summer trip to Washington, D.C., in 1947 and the transition point in her life when she grows up due to racism. During this period of history in the United States, blacks and whites were treated differently in regards to education, economics, and socialization. These differences resulted from extreme racism and prejudice towards African Americans throughout the U.S. In the essay, Lorde describes the excitement she felt before her family trip, her reaction to her
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