In the “Letter to my Nephew”, it details a writing by an uncle to James. The writing demonstrates the helplessness and desperation the older generation of African-Americans have, trying to persuade the younger generation of the same. Many African-American minds were broken by the socialization that their ethnic group was a “worthless human being” (9). There were no expectations from them and they were forced to accept the mediocre life that is being handed to them. The numerous younger generations of African-Americans are obviously unable to accept such a fact–the fact that their life was already decided before they were born. They want to be able to have the American dream life like the Whites and have them to be able to accept that they are equal. In the letter, the uncle desperately pleas that James doesn’t do such a thing.

These tragic stories illustrate the strength of socialization at a young age has to define the future attitudes of any children. In the letter, the uncle tells of the socialization of the Whites, they are brainwashed, in a sense, to believe that they are the superior race compared to Blacks. After being told numerous times at a young age, it became reality to them, something natural. Obviously in nature, nothing is written that Blacks are inferior to Whites–it’s a social construction. As said by the uncle, “they have destroyed and are destroying hundreds of thousands of lives and do not know it and do not want to know it” (8). It’s socialization at its finest. Even when reality is breaking for them, they refuse to accept it.