The Dehumanizing Impact of Racism and Exploring Systemic Injustice in Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys

Abstract

The depressing effects of racism and systematic injustice in Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys are investigated in this research. It looks at how racism still shapes social structures and maintains discrimination from its roots in historical preconceptions and colonial persecution. Particularly of Black people, the research emphasises how racial dominance results in exclusion, harassment, and institutionalised abuse. Examining the way the book portrays racial violence and systematic inequity helps one to highlight the continuous fight for racial justice in American culture. In the end, the report contends that racism is still strongly rooted even with legal advancement, so constant attempts for social change and equality are very necessary.