Discrimination In Hidden Figures

They were still looked down upon for their nurturing habits. Women were the ones who ran the house when it came to protecting it. While fighting for their equality they used this in their favor, saying that they are the ones who know what needs to happen for their home to be protected to the fullest potential. They used what they knew to gather the public’s attention, and this is how they were able to make a change when it came to public sanitation, education, and other factors that lead to a better home. Even though all women were fighting for the same thing, they split up in groups that would benefit more individuals. African American women would fight for the ending of racism, females that worked for equal pay and working conditions, and women who did not work, worked towards fighting for better education systems, better healthcare, and equality in the political system. These small groups of women fighting for different things, all made a huge difference when they came together, and helped changed the lives of Americans all over the country.

Taking my right to express myself in what I feel is right “it’s wrong”. Being told your idea is wrong or impossible because you don’t look like them and they didn’t think of it first. Being told your ideas don’t count when it comes to race, because you’re not 100% of anything. You always have mixed feelings so it still doesn’t count.

Females across the nation started speaking out against gender inequality. Discrimination in areas such as the workplace, marriage, and government had become overwhelmingly obvious and women started fighting back (Banks 207). This uprising coincided with the Civil Rights Movement. During the same time, African-Americans were standing up against segregation and for racial equality. These two movements went hand-in-hand, as they both had similar motives. Both women and blacks were fighting against oppression in their own country, and they benefitted from each other’s successes. But it wasn’t strictly these two minority groups standing up for themselves during this time, as Mexicans and Native Americans joined the cause too. They also spoke out against inequality by hosting similar protests and demonstrations as the black and women’s rallies. This showed how the 1960’s were a popular time for minority groups to take a stand and make their voices heard, and women were only one of the many groups of people who rallied for change during that time.

No matter the approach one tries to attain for equality, consequences will occur. The struggle to obtain rights has occurred for too long, although, it is nearly impossible for one to take action, for they are aware to what will happen. Thoughts such as, “Are you able to accept blows without retaliating? Are you able to endure the ordeal of Jail?” (Page 820) fulfil the minds of those wanting to make a difference. Eventually, MLK put those thoughts to the side and took the risk colored people were afraid to accomplish knowing the

　　Despite everything we do, injustice can be found everywhere. It could be through a form of discrimation against race, gender, age or religion preference. In 1955, a woman named Rosa Parks descided enough was enough. “No.” this one word uttered by an African American who changed the public transportation and American society. Her refusal to give up her seat in the coloured section to a white passenger because the white section was full, her courage to stand up for herself and her race for not being treated equally and with respect and dignity brought hope to African Americans all over the world then and it still brings hope to people in my generation as a reminder telling us that we all have an opinoun and should not be afraid to express

There have been many great activist in history, fighting against the oppression of African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr is famous for his “I have a dream speech” that took place on August 28, 1963. Dr. King led to the ending of the legal segregation among black and white people. In Dr. Kings essay “Three ways of Responding to Oppression," he clearly states three ways to deal with oppression. Dr. King believed the best defense against oppression being that of nonviolent resistance. The film Iron Jawed Angels (IJA) is also great example of oppression with the struggle to women rights in the United States. Mr. King stated that there are three ways of oppression that oppressed people deal with, acquiescence, physical violence, and nonviolent resistance.

Being in South Georgia you face a lot or ridicule because of your gender, size, and color. I’m a young black lady that’s not a size two, so I had my share of discrimination. Throughout my years in school, I challenged a lot of individuals’ beliefs and ideas to stand up for what are right.

How would you feel if all your life you went through the struggle to achieve greatness but in the end you were turned down just because of your skin color? This is what happened when couple of my friends went for an interview at Yorkdale Mall located in Toronto, ON. One of my friends who is a African American was discriminated right in front of us, where he went inside with perfect credentials to get the job but was turned down just because of his skin color. while one of my other friend who was a non- Hispanic white individual with poor credentials scoring the job at the end. In this essay I am going to talk about how racism still exists in everyday life.

In To Kill A Mockingbird, Miss Maudie Atkinson was a non-stereotypical woman in a town of bigots. She was the kind of woman to not only refuse to gossip but also to tell others off when she catches them spreading incorrect information. She refused to stay silent, which made her a slightly disliked woman with some of the citizens of Maycomb. Today, not only are there women sharing views throughout a normal day, there are also have women in politics. This would’ve sounded impossible back in the 1930s, seeing as white women had just gotten the right to vote 10-20 years before.

“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people” (King, Martin Jr.). In looking for an answer to the question: “why are we still oppressed”? I chose to ask those who are oppressed and experience social inequality throughout their everyday lives. I decided to dive into the first-hand thoughts and feelings of those who experience this widespread dilemma simply because of their skin color. I chose this approach instead of asking those who are on the outside looking in to create a more personalized story. Here are the unfortunate accounts that some of my loved ones have endured in their lives here in the U.S, and thoughts about why race is still used to create discriminatory

The processes associated with power, and privilege have shaped my relationship and greatly impacted the development of my personal identity; these influences have shaped me to be strong, independent, resilient woman I am today playing a huge role in my personal development. Power is defined as the ability to control. Privilege, is invisible in the sense by looking at someone one can’t tell if they are privileged or not, you as the individuals are privileged, based on the advantage that you have. Personally, since I was twenty-one years old I realized how power plays a vital role in society. I can remember going out with my friends (myself included seven females and two male’s races of Hispanic and African American). As a group, we left the bar and going to get something to eat. A fight broke out in turn resulting in having to defend myself. Today, I have no idea how the fight started or who was involved. However, when the police came (white men) myself and my group were tear gassed, tasered, handcuffed and hit by the police. The other group involved were white individuals, and did not receive nearly of treatment/experiences of myself and my group. A few individuals in the other group we’re resisting arrest; one individual hit an officer, and some fled the scene. The following morning everyone was bailed out of jail, charged with a list of charges, and long days in the courtroom repeating the story repeatedly. Nevertheless, our charges were all dismissed. However, we never

When I think about what one person can do in the times of the Civil Rights Movement, I think of Martin Luther King Jr. because he was such a big icon back then. Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist. He led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s, until he was assassinated in 1968 and will always be remembered by his famous speech, “I Have a Dream”. To me, he has reminded me of other people I’ve watched through movie films, and in a story I’ve read. When I think about what one person can do to step up and fight for their beliefs and for Civil Rights, I can relate that to the movies, A Raisin in the Sun, and To Kill a Mockingbird, but also the first chapter of Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison because of how those characters stand up in their own way to express their belief in what is right, and how we can all be equal.

Back in the early 1960’s, there was a very different outlook on the equality between men and women. Even though all black women were looked down upon, white women ranked further down than men as well. Women of all colors were viewed as only being able to get married and have kids, expected to become maids, and not have an actual successful and paying job. These women practically meant nothing to society.

One of the ways was the participation of a small handful of black women in the National Organization for Women (NOW) and their involvement in consciousness-raising groups (Thompson, 2002). Another example of black involvement in the feminist movement is of the collaborative effort between Gloria Steinem and Dorothy Pitman Hughes in expanding the feminist image created by The Feminine Mystique – an image that paid no mention to black women or women of colour, during the height of the Civil Rights movement –though extensive speaking at public meetings (Steinem, 1983). A common assumption about the Second Wave feminist movement is that the white ‘section’ of the movement was inherently racist; this was not true for all factions. The 1968 pamphlet released calling for participants in the Miss America protest had a specific call for “black women” and one of the ten points being protested was the racism of the pageant: the fact that there had not been a single black finalist from the pageants inception in 1921. This call for black participation and the protesting of pageant racism implies cohesion in the movement, or at least a call for cohesion (Morgan,