Analysis: How Has Racism Changed From The 1930's To Today

In Scottsboro, Alabama, March 9, 1931 nine African american boys, Olen Montgomery, Clarence Norris, Haywood Patterson, Ozie Powell, Willie Roberson, Charles Weems, Eugene Williams, Andy Wright, and Roy Wright were incriminated of rapeing two white women on the subway. As they were accused of raping Ruby Bates and Victoria Price they were put on trial. This trail was long and unfair.

Racism was a big problem during the 18 and 19’s century. White people always thought that they were at the higher level in the society and they treated black harshly. They could trade them in the markets. They also thought the deserved to have better life, better education, better house, etc. Why this happened? The government was the chief culprit. The government educated white people that they were above the blacks. Because of that, they taught their children in the same idea. Luckily, the growing number of people realized that it was unfair and they tried to make the government treated everyone equally. More than that, the government laid down the law of protecting all of the colored people; however, even the laws passed, the racism still happens today. Black people were classified as robbers, murders, or thieves and a lot of people judge them with this category.

Racism is a disturbing and brutal topic. People over look racism because they don't feel that their opinion is going to affect the community. The question often asked is “How has racism changed” and “Has racism gotten better or worse?” I am on the fence with this particular topic. Today, we have no more segregation in the United States, this means no more separate water fountains, bathrooms, schools, blacks don't have to sit at the back of busses, etc. Although, there has been more brutal acts of racially motivated acts against all races. Obviously there's still racism, it’s not just going to disappear, it’s always going to be here. It’s all about people’s opinions, it’s not like a fact that can be proven wrong. Racism has changed in many different ways since the 1930s.

On March 31, 1931 nine boys by the names of; Charles Weems, Clarence Norris, Ozie Powell, Olen Montgomery, Eugene Williams, Willie Roberson, Haywood Patterson, Andy Wright and youngest of them all, Roy Wright rode a train heading toward Alabama, they got into a fight with a group of white men that allegedly lead them to push the white men off of the train (An American Tragedy). The train stopped at a small town where an angry mob was waiting to find a group of troubled black men. As they got off the train, two young white women by the names of; Ruby Bates and Victoria Price claimed, “these boys raped us" (An American Tragedy). The public

Racism can be defined by the formula prejudice + power = racism. Racism is when racial prejudice is turned into action that harms others. Racism is the belief that one race of people is superior to another because of their colour or race. Racism is simply based on the colour of a person's skin. Racism is destructive and it disembowels people by shattering their identity.

Racism has not just gone away there are still people out there thinking there are only certain things white people can do and certain things only black people can do. Or some people that think the world is owed to them because of their skin color, or they are superior because of their skin color. It has never stopped because as a society we have done nothing about it and made it a common thing. A good example would be, in To Kill a Mockingbird when Calpurnia brought the children to church Lula got upset about it. “Lula stopped, but she said, “You ain’t got no business briging’ whit chillun her-they got their church, we got our’n. It is our church ain’t it, Miss Cal?”(Lee) Things like that still happen today just not as extreme people separate themselves in some cases due to race and that is one thing that needs to be worked on.

On January, 23 1906 a white woman named Nevada Taylor was dropped off the bus station in Chattanooga, Tennessee at 6:30 p.m. only two and half blocks from her home. Little did she know she was being followed? A man grabbed her by the neck and drug her ten feet before throwing her over a fence. She screamed and struggled as he put a leather strap around her neck and threatened to cut her throat. Taylor accounts waking up about ten minutes later in torn and dirty clothes covered in bruises. Her doctor later confirmed she had been raped. She claimed to have never of saw the face of the attacker but he had a soft voice of a black man. During this time of prejudice, segregation and hatred towards Negros was just a way of life for the

The society changed more then ever. The black Native Americans became free, but the whites didn't just start liking the blacks. They came up with a lot of ways to hurt the blacks or to make sure their opinions got out to them. That's why they made gangs such as the KKK and the red coats.

Racism can be “defined as the hatred of one person by another or the belief that another person is less than human because of skin color, language, customs, place of birth or any factor that supposedly reveals the basic nature of that person. It has influenced wars, slavery, the formation of nations, and legal codes” (“What”). The face of racism over the past 50 years has changed but yet, some still stay the same. People made laws against racism and it is not as blunt anymore. But opinions and stereotypes will remain which will cause others to still be treated differently.

Racism is the belief that one race is superior to another. Discrimination has been going on for generations among generations. Many years ago people of different races were divided from each other. Public places were segregated. Colored people had to use specific water fountains, schools were segregated, and blacks had to sit at the back of the buses. If they were to disobey then there would be consequences and repercussions. Equality was a figment of imagination, a dream the the minority groups had. Throughout the years racism has decreased and many things pertaining to racism were made illegal but that doesn’t mean racism disappeared. Although the separation of the races are more organized, racism can lead the world back to inequality,

One of the women was bribed to lie, and the all white jury still claiming the defendant guilty.

The case takes place in the year 1931. It all began on March 24,1931 in Madison County Alabama, It all started when two girls by the name of Victoria Price (21) and Ruby Gates (17), planned a trip to Chattanooga. According to the story both girls arrived in Chattanooga on Tuesday March 24, they decided to spend the night with Mrs. Callie Brochie. A thorough investigation was made of the location they were staying at, but they failed to discover Mrs. Brochie or the house they were staying at. Due to not finding any jobs they decided to return home to Huntsville, they boarded an gondola In the gondola they met a group of 7 white boys, their testimony states that only victoria spoke with the boys while Ruby stayed away. Victoria testified that

It is sad to say that those types of racist actions have not totally vanished; they are only subtler. Even as recent as the 90’s we heard about the dragging of a black male in Texas for no apparent reason other than the fact that he was born black. Who would have thought that belonging to a particular race would determine how society will treat you. Though opportunities have undoubtedly improved for blacks in many areas, hatred through racism continues and will continue to show its ugly colors. As an African American, I have accepted that fact, but I don’t allow it to destroy my character as it once would in the time of Jim Crow laws. Today, I have a lot of white friends and associates whom I love dearly, but just a couple years ago I would be deprived of that pleasure.

In the past racism was something of the norm, from being treated like animals to also being taken as a joke. We as African Americans have gone through it all, and today I as a proud African American will talk about the uprising and the downfalls of my people. Anyhow during the uproar of segregation African Americans encountered degrading acts towards them as bad as seeing their moms, dads, brothers, and sisters being lynched. However such terrifying acts came to a minor halt when the murder of Emmett Till arose.

An example of a time where racism was even worse than now was in WWII, during the holocaust. Racism was significantly increasing because Hitler was trying to take over the world at the time. He thought that the German race should be superior, and the world should only have one race which was German. He targeted mostly Jews because he saw them as Communists. He blamed the Jews for causing the defeat of Germany in World War 1, and for the Great Depression. He claimed that the Jews were morally and culturally corrupt. Since the Jews had different beliefs, Hitler thought that they should not be mixed, as he seen the Jewish faith would destroy the German faith. Hitler tried to wipe out all the Jewish people by killing millions of Jews in gas chambers and many other cruel ways. Racism is a massive issue that needs to be stopped if we want to create peace in the