RACISM IN DUNCAN TONATIUH’S SEPARATE IS NEVER EQUAL (2014)

The research is an analysis of Duncan Tonatiuh’s picture book entitled Separate is Never Equal (2014), which focuses on the representation of racism in the picture book. The research analyze the form of racism in the picture book depicted by the characters and the illustrations. This research used descriptive qualitative method and textual analysis that employed the types of racism by Jones (1997). It is found that there are three types of racism: individual racism, institutional racism, and cultural racism, are depicted in the picture book. The representation of racism is shown in the form of white as superior towards non-white as inferior. The non-whites in the picture book are represented as an inferior race and their social status is lower than whites. The findings of this study, therefore, signify the importance of children literature, more specifically picture books, as medium to raise awareness of racism more effectively. Keywords: cultural racism, individual racism, institutional racism, picture book, racism