Nationalism and oppression have a lot of meaning behind them because of their vast history and how people perceive them in different ways. As explained above, nationalism is racial pride that determines superiority within a group. In contrast, oppression has barriers that impede movement within a group. Nationalism may have no barriers, but both terms equally cause an emotional outburst in the group. As Marilyn Frye states, these barriers “are not accidental […] avoidable, but are systematically related to each other” (Frye 1983). Barriers of black culture include segregation and stereotypes but are not controllable. For example, a black person who forgot his keys in the car tries to find a way to get into his car but is arrested by authorities for allegedly trying to break into someone's car. The person in this situation has most likely been stereotyped or discriminated against. The person would be unhappy and think the officers are racist, but in reality the stereotypes are affecting their perception of blacks. According to Robert Cherry, “negative stereotypes” are “attributes” of blacks (1128). Stereotypes are only negative because they are based on the obvious “negative” traits of black culture. This is important to know because this concern is not just about black people but many other people out there who are victims of stereotypes. In