African Americans And The Caucasian Race

African amercians didnt have the same rights as the white did around the year of 1961.An example is “Jim crow “which was a set of unfair laws.Made segreagation the law equal opportunties not given to african americans or “non-whtes”.They well even beat african americans until uncontiones for only a cup of water may be in hospital for over then two mounths.Police offercers didnt help give justice they will cover it instead.They will even beat youif you testified.It wasent untill May 17,1964 that african americans were treated

There are two different dimensions of our identities: ethnicity and race. Ethnicity refers to one’s belonging to a specific cultural, or racial group that makes up culture, race language, and/or place of origin. For example, one can be African-American but have different ethnicities, one African-American and the other African-Caribbean decent. Race is a social construct that can be changed over time. Historically, referring to its specific characteristics one possesses based on: ethnicity, religion, or language; today's its classified solely based upon the color of one’s skin. Nevertheless, ethnic and racial identities are important and instill a sense of belonging and identifying with that specific group through attitude, behaviors. Moreover,

In the 1960’s, black and white individuals were not recognized as being equal. The two races were treated differently, and the African Americans did not enjoy the same freedoms as the whites. The African Americans never had a chance to speak their mind, voice their opinions, or enjoy the same luxuries that the white people attained. Through various actions/efforts like the lunch counter sit-ins, freedom rides, and bus boycotts, the black people confronted segregation face on and worked to achieve equality and freedom.

Racism throughout time has had a powerful negative force in society. There have been many efforts made to relieve racism. Racism is still present in America, although many people are doing their best to put a stop to racism and its somewhat devastating effects on young black males in society. “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” (Lee) The negative stereotypes and racial profiling that Americans hand down from generation to generation are damaging not only to the minorities but to those perpetuating them as well. The behaviors that are kept alive because of these negative stereotypes and the behaviors associated with them, create an emotional and social struggle as well as presenting obstacles when receiving an education and employment opportunities.

Dabney is an African-American and European descent whose parents went to a segregated school in Virginia. His great-grandmother of three generations before him were free blacks before the Civil War, but during the war lived in fear that they would be kidnapped and forced to submit to slavery, thus living in constant fear. His grandfather of three generations before him was a white slave owner. This side of the family is where Dabney has a connection with past family members that were Confederate soldiers and members of the Virginia 1861 Secession Convention. His belief is that the Confederate flag represents the men who died at such battles like Manassas, Shiloh, and Gettysburg. He believes that the flag has been a representation of white supremacists groups in America but to deny the historical value of the Confederate flag would just be as wrong as the white supremacists. Dabney’s belief is that people cannot ignore prejudice or the symbol of prejudice by the flag, but that removing the flag from public display will not stop the white supremacists, or the prejudice that they adhere to. He believes that removing the flags would not stop the country from jailing more minorities than whites, and that this country needs to serve its people by resolving these problems with real congressional help and by cultural change and education and not by arguing over a piece of fabric.

Why then is racism still there? Sociologist Patricia Hill Collins says its because of our color blind society. This color blind perspective assumes that discrimination is a thing of the past. Playing fields have been leveled and if someone doesn’t succeed it’s because of their poor choices. Collins states that, “its not racism but cultural differences that can explain differences between racial groups and the inequality faced”. Racial differences that exist result as naturally occurring rather than by social forces (Bonilla-Silva, 2003). This idea leads some people to behave differently. Afraid of being regarded a racist people consciously omit talk of race and sport. They believe if they talk about race they end up singling out black athletes and explain their lack of success in ways different than they would for someone who was say white (Edwards). The absence of talk about racism in sport leads to the fact that certain sports become dominated by African American and others by whites. African Americans have begun to dominate sports like basketball, football, track, and boxing, but in sports like tennis, lacrosse, soccer, hockey, swimming, golf and skating they are way underrepresented (Pierce). This separation of black and white athletes in sports points out the divide that is happening. The reason for this could be from the believe that Black athletes do not believe they can compete with whites in all sports such as tennis and moving to

I believe race is so central to how we organize social life in many societies because it has been the defining factor that breaks humans apart from one another just based off of something as simple as sight. It is the easiest way to classify individuals aside from gender or nationality. Race has also become something that individuals have personally adopted, and I believe many people are more comfortable being around those that share the same characteristics as themselves.

The common bond of slavery is what draws Black Americans together, but is what drives Black Americans and African immigrants apart. Many African immigrants have only read or heard about racial discrimination, but have never faced it first-hand. They admire what Black Americans have done, but when they come to this country they and maintain a separate identity from native-born blacks. Because of the separation, whites were more willing to serve Africans and Black Americans thought African immigrants were receiving better treatment from society (Reddick, 1998). Being Black in America is already a complicated existence, but being a Black immigrant is a very different existence. Black Americans often do not know the country their ancestors came from and feel more American than African or Caribbean. African immigrants are often in an identity complex because often they are not considered Black enough for the Black community and not being American enough for the white communities. They are often overlooked when discussing immigration policies though they are the fastest growing immigration population. Even though African immigrants are more educated and find success they also struggle to find jobs in their field due to racial discrimination (Omara, 2017)

Slavery existed in America since the beginning, even before it became its own country. So many of the people who relied on slavery believed they were entitled to it. However, it is completely hypocritical to the Declaration of Independence. If all men are to be treated equal, why are African Americans being

Racism is an evolving problem that we have face in our society for generations. This issue is evolving because it opens itself to all components of life. Sport is no stranger to involvement with racism, in fact it has been a platform which sparks change or intensifies the state of racism in society. Racism refers to the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races (Oxford Dictionary). Historically racism is an ideology systematically developed as the Europeans made their journey to the New World to explore and colonized the globe and the differences in it. This Great expedition was the excuse used to justify colonialism, slavery and genocide. This racial ideology has manifested itself in to the sports world in creating the modern-day apartheid which resides in the form of the black athlete in the major conferences of the NCAA. In this paper, I will be breaking down: the systemic institution of the NCAA, the generational racism the black athlete faces and the intuitional racism faced on campus to prove the existence of modern day apartheid.

Ever since the beginning of time, black people have always been looked upon as the inferior race compared to the ever powerful white male. Since all these acquisitions have been made about these people, the whites have taken it under their power that they can own these human beings and control them to in any way they please because they believe it is their constitutional right to property. However, the white male has taken it to an extreme saying that another human being is their property to control. When the Founding Fathers were drafting the US Constitution, they knew the debate over slavery was a critical flaw in their newly founded nation, but chose not to abolish nor allow of this sinful act knowing that it would not be approved by the southern states. When Frederick Douglass and Jefferson Davis wrote their documents about slavery they both proved their by by saying the constitution either said it was okay or it was implied that it was constitutionally approved.

The lives of African Americans by the end of the 19th and early 20th century underwent a series of challenges that will always reinforce the ideology of white superiority. Struggling to utilize their newly acquired civil rights, blacks were subjected to political, economic and social hardships. Blacks fiercely fought for their natural born rights and to be accepted as first class citizens in a period of time called, the Civil Rights Movement.

Race, gender and class defines our experience. Studies have shown that, even though, these three aspects define who we are, they are interwoven. Each of these three aspects affects our decisions which could be either positive or negative. Class, race and gender as an individual is determined by our parents and If any of these changes, it would automatically change every aspect of the individual.

The United States of America is known for its claims of democracy, equality, and freedom for all of it’s citizens. These claims are the foundation of America’s independence and essentially its entire history. But “claims” are simply all they were in history. While many achieved equal democracy and freedom, the African-American population of the US was exempt from these “inalienable rights” and heavily oppressed by society. The cruelty of slavery and oppression as a whole reached its peak in the 19th century bringing upon the abolitionist movement, which eventually aided in the historic removal of slavery and the continued fight for equal right of citizenship for African-Americans. Of the many abolitionists who fought for

In 2005, an NCAA game between Kansas State and Southern Mississippi showed that racism in still around. A video on the youtube channel TYT Sports shows freshman point guard Angel Rodriguez getting fouled and going to the free throw line, has he began to shoot his free throws a chant arose from the Southern Miss. band going “Where’s your green card”. Even though other players, coaches, and executives are now of different races, this still shows that racism always plays it’s part in sports