Pgs 104-105 "Reforming the Racial state"

                In this blog I will discuss the concept of "Reforming the Racial State" as seen in pages 104-105 of Racial Formation. Omi and Winant explain that during the 1950's and 1960's people of color came together and actively took steps to bettering the racial state. "Direct Action" such as the civil disobedience sit in and marches eventually lead to the creation of "equal opportunity" programs which required that state institutions meet a Quota of colored employees. However this created conflicts over resources provided by the programs and different ethnic group were now in competition with each other.We can relate this to Untouchable in the sense that Bakha and the other untouchables are in constant completion for the resources higher caste members may offer. This causes a further divide within the untouchables and without unity the untouchables cannot demand a reforming of the Caste System instead they are letting it take a stronger hold. MLK and Ghandi both believed that reform was possible through unity however when individuals are caught up in a "me, me, me" attitude everything falls apart as seen by the outcome of "equal opportunity" programs,
 few make use of the program while the majority are locked into a state of poverty.