A Class Divided: Racism

After watching the movie, my overall reaction to it was disgust, horror, and denial because I never knew the extent to which racism and social inequality were taken to. Of course, I learned about these events in history when I was younger but I never fully understood it’s impact on me. The most impactful thing in the movie was when Tim Wise explained and showed that racism hasn’t completely disappeared and that it still moderately exists in the present day. After watching the movie, it impacted my life because I could put myself in an African American’s shoes and empathize with their thoughts and feelings. I also realized that the movie related to the social psychology discussion we had in

There exists in our community a monster, a monster as old as mankind itself. This monster is known by many names; some call it racism, others discrimination but the only thing certain about this monstrosity is that it can be overcome if we all unite to fight against it. Racism is “a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race” (Merriam Webster). Racism has multiple causes ranging from living in a secluded community, to the basic instincts of mankind which likes exemplify the differences found in others not like themselves. Racism can destroy the foundations on which a community is laid upon and can intrude upon the peace and sanction of many of its members. By informing members of the community on the reasons why racism continues to persist, encouraging acceptance and providing further education on how to relieve racial tensions, we can resolve the issue of racism once and for all.

This documentary demonstrates the impact of prejudice and racism at all levels and this theory is shown by Beverly Daniel Tatum’s in her essay “What Is Racism Anyway?”. Her essay

If one were to drive down any random road in South Carolina today, they might spot a Confederate Flag hanging proudly from a building or a house or even a national monument. The ones who support the display of this flag say that it is more to do with cultural history than racism, however, the history that this flag represents is what motivated Dylann Roof to kill nine innocent people in a South Carolina church in 2015. In this day and age, how did something like the Charleston church shooting massacre occur? This essay will explain how racism, although not as common as it was in the past, still exists today and how this racism is connected to the story of Dylann Roof. Although certain racist laws, such as Jim

Is racism still a problem in America more than fifty years after the Civil Rights Movement, and 48 years after the 1964 Civil Rights Act signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson? How far has America come from the days when African Americans were lynched by fanatical racist mobs and from the days when Jim Crowe laws trumped the laws set forth by the U.S. Constitution? This paper delves into those and other issues involving racism in America. Thesis: American has come a long way from the days of lynchings and prohibitions against African Americans voting or sitting at the lunch counter. There are laws that protect minorities from discrimination in housing and hiring, and great strides have been made. However, racism remains a reality, including institutional racism in America.

Racism has been a terrible problem in American society for hundreds of years. Racism issues are not limited to one specific race, but include all races. It is the responsibility of the people of this nation to address racism and learn to accept and embrace each other for our differences, and allow this great nation to become even more united for our sake and the sake of future generations. To eliminate racism it is imperative to know first, where racism started and how it has developed, why it continues to be present in our nation today, and what we must do as a people to overcome this major problem.

My study displays how people from several categories have differing opinions about racists teaching in the education system. It can help determine peoples’ attitudes toward race in the schools. However, there were some of the limitations to my study. One was that I could not interview and interact with the respondents personally. I was not able to ask in depth questions as to why people felt a certain way about racist teachers. Also, I wanted to know if the respondents surveyed ever had any interaction with a teacher that was deemed to have racist attitudes towards them or a family member. It would have been nice to study the information based on location of the respondents polled. This would further help understand the attitudes people have towards race based off of geographical location. There are some behaviors that people perceive to be racist and talking with people individually would help get all of this information. I ran multiple cross-tabulations to help me in my study on allowing racist teachers in the education system. These were using the independent variable allowing racist to teach and the dependent variables, education, race and sex.

The most impactful lesson I have learned from watching, “A Classroom Divided” was that it is exceedingly easy for people to talk about what they think racism and discrimination is, but it is very difficult to fully understand and appreciate the depth of what those terms really mean without experiencing it. To an extent, talking can help. Knowledge is spread through discussion and being informed. However, one of the greatest teachers in life is experience. I think Jane Elliot created an efficient experience that can teach people the effects and consequences of discrimination, prejudice, and bigotry.

Racism and discrimination inequalities have become a major discussion throughout the years in our society. Inequalities has impacted every level of humanity on this earth. Education, tolerance and acceptance can be used to challenge one another in attempt to change the negative traditions that continue to exist in our culture. Racism and discrimination inequalities continues to be passed from generation to generation.

After watching this film, I learned to never judge or discriminate others because of the color of their skin or because of their appearance. The Documentary entitled A Class Divided surprised and helped me understand how other races feel when they are being discriminated. It also displayed the different attitude the kids portrayed due to power. It also showed me we have to implement change to our young kids at an early age. We should continue to educate everyone that all should be treated equally no matter what their appearance appears to be. The scene I would remember a month from now from this film is the different body language each kid displayed, how confused they were. The behavior that each child shown. Some felt left out; some felt like

I believe racism and discrimination are taught. In the movie, Selma, the setting included a time when African Americans had just gained citizenship and desegregation of the South. Majority White individuals were taught to hate Blacks and this idea was drilled into their heads, resulting in continuation of racism and brutality against African Americans and restrictions on voting, even after such a big achievement. As a teacher, I will use what I’ve learned from the movie, Selma, to teach my students equality and lessons learned not only from our past, but our present and how to use such knowledge for our future. I will talk about the things I did not know, how these factors affected my perspective and how I will use my new knowledge

CNN’s news coverage of 18 year old Michael Brown’s death on August 9th 2014, shot multiple times by Caucasian police officer, had a lot of attention due to the unresolved lawsuit. The impact of this story has caused protesting to tensions between minority groups and the Justice system. Brown’s case publicises awareness of an ongoing social issue, of police brutality in divided communities. The magnitude of this biased news, is portrayed through the acceptance of black youth and the communities as disruptive. The dichotomy between an African American teen and white police officer, sanctions a discourse analysis of accusations about the incident, where the function of othering is an evidential form of consolidating “us” and objectify “them”.

Social Justice is an idea, in which, people are not discriminated of who they are, how they look, what they are, and what they do. Social justice is the ideal that people can have and uphold true equality for one another. This quote means that, during the difficult times, as an American, we should treat everyone equally with kindness and respect, no matter their color or their circumstances. The symbol we created is a balance scale. In our symbol we made social justice weigh the same as inequality, racism, and poverty, to show that in many parts of the world today, people are judged by their skin color and social class. This represents social justice, because there are still people today who are not treated right all over the world, and our

Even though the film was meant to funny, it did make me think about different cultural preduice and obstacles interacial relationships may face. Over all I enjoyed the film it poked fun at racial prejudice and brought some good topics to the table. However, I wish they would have take the opportunity to have gone deeper into racism and brought it out into the open for people to

As the 2008 presidential election proceeded to break racial barriers in America, many people have come to believe that racism in America no longer exists since we now have a Black president. However, This could not be anything further from the truth. When many people think of racism, they think of blunt discriminatory actions made against people of color. Thoughts of segregation and the Ku Klux Klan probably come to mind when people envision what racism may look like. Since many of this is now considered illegal or less evident in today’s society, many people may believe that racism is no longer a major issue. Racism in today’s society, however, is constructed differently. Robert M. Entman notes that American society has changed from “traditional to modern racism” (206). Modern racism is more complex within our political and social systems. So how does racism still exist you ask? Racism still exists in our society because minorities remain to be the largest group of people who are unemployed, disadvantaged in their ability to obtain a decent education, and misrepresented by the media.