RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN A PRACTICE OF HEGEMONY AS PORTRAYED IN SOLOMON NORTHUP’S TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE

Abstrak

In this research, the researchers discuses racial discrimination in a practice of hegemony. The main purpose of this research is to portray racial discrimination in a practice of hegemony as portrayed in Twelve Years A Slave novel written by Solomon Northup. The researchers applies qualitative descriptive method in doing this research.  The object of this research is Twelve Years A Slave novel. The researchers analyzes this research by using the concepts of hegemony that developed by Antonio Gramsci and racial discrimination   theory.  The researchers   collects   the   data by reading, understanding, taking   note the data and then   classifying   the data that is appropriate the main issue of the research. The   researchers   finds   several   points about   racial   discrimination   in practice   of hegemony.  It can be found by applying     three concepts of hegemony they are consent and coercion, moral and intellectual reform, and common sense.  The researchers concludes that there are two form of racial discrimination in practice of hegemony those are; Slavery in consent and coercion, prejudice in moral and intellectual hegemony, and slavery in common sense.