Analysis Of Race Relations In America By Richard Baldwin

Baldwin begins his essay by discussing his time spent in a tiny Swiss village and how many of the people had never encountered a black person. For much of the essay, he appears to be talking in the first person, discussing his interactions with the villagers and their fascination with his appearance. The shift in his essay occurs when he begins to discuss race relations in America. The essay now appears to be in the third person.
About midway through on page five we see the shift from the first person to the third person. This is where Baldwin discusses race relations and the inequalities the slaves encountered. The loss of their identity, their history, and their rights.
Baldwin again shifts on page seven, from the third person, back to first