For example, when he repeatedly talks about hating Jews, he is trying to explain how Jews or anyone else treated them so badly just because of the color of their skin. This shows how repetition shapes the article and also makes it more effective by repeating important things. James Baldwin uses repetition throughout the essay on racism to give the effect of approaching the fight against racism as if the reader has experienced racism himself. Some may say that James Baldwin's essay is old and argue that today's society has changed and embraced diverse races. For example, in America there are no segregated schools and different races are afforded the same rights as white Americans, who were born here. Others might say that the world has changed and that the world is getting closer. But I disagree, I believe the world hasn't changed much and racism still persists in today's society. For example, the shooting at a predominantly African-American church by a white man (Apuzzo, Schmidt, and Perez-pena). The white man in the church pulled out a gun hurting the people in the church because of the color of their skin. This shows how racism is still present and causes harm to more people. This also shows that James Baldwin's essay is still relevant and how racism is a serious problem nowadays