Presentation of the topic

The topic covered by all three texts is the scandal involving Rachel Dolezal, a woman who was head of Spokane NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and who has described herself as being partially African-American, although her parents claim otherwise.

Basically, while focusing on Rachel Dolezal’s case, the three articles debate whether lying about one’s race is ethically acceptable or not.

Text 1, “Civil rights activist Rachel Dolezal misrepresented herself as black, claim parents” by Jessica Elgot simply informs readers of the claims the biological parents of Rachel Dolezal make about her race. According to them, the woman has German, Czech and Native American origins, and not African-American as she claims.

The parents claim the woman had st...