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At A Slaughterhouse, Some Things Never Die

Christine Brickle and Chris Hopper. Charlie LeDuff. At A Slaughterhouse, Some Things Never Die. Introduction to Charlie LeDuff …. http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/81830/february-06-2007/charles-leduff. Overview of article…. Slaughterhouse in Tar Heel, North Carolina

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At A Slaughterhouse, Some Things Never Die

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  1. Christine Brickle and Chris Hopper Charlie LeDuff At A Slaughterhouse, Some Things Never Die

  2. Introduction to Charlie LeDuff… • http://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/81830/february-06-2007/charles-leduff

  3. Overview of article… • Slaughterhouse in Tar Heel, North Carolina • Mix of White, Black, American Indian, and Mexican racial groups • Division of labor based on race… • Whites: mechanics or supervisors • Indians: warehouse work • Blacks and Mexicans: butchering/disassembling meat

  4. Overview of article… • Employees of different races are pitted against each other. • Employers create a hierarchy that divides the different races.

  5. “Racial Triangulation of Latino Workers by Agricultural Employers” • Read article • Highlight any points that can be discussed along with the LeDuff article

  6. Discussion Questions • 1. How does ignorance of a different culture play into racism? • 2. How is racism bred by desperation in the work situation in the article? • 3. How do the employers in the article take advantage of tendencies toward racism in the employees? In other words, how does the division and competition between employees take their focus off of the superintendents who are forcing them to work under such horrible conditions? • 4. Although the workers in both articles are in low social and economic classes, do you think that division of labor based on race and racism occur in more affluent work situations? Why or why not? • 5. In “Racial Triangulation…”, on what basis are workers favored in the tree-fruit production business? How does this differ from the racial favoritism in the slaughterhouse article?

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