Abstract

This book examines how the media-including advertising, motion pictures, cartoons, and popular fiction-has used racist images and stereotypes as marketing tools that malign and debase African Americans, Latinos, American Indians, and Asian Americans in the United States. * Addresses the current and important subject of how the powerful and pervasive messages in the media communicate and reinforce common racial stereotypes about people of color to vast audiences-especially children * Examines popular depictions of people of color going back to the 1880s and details how those depictions have changed * Explores fun subject matter that student readers find interesting-pop culture and how it shapes our daily experiences-with an analytical, critical edge

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