Discrimination In The 1960's

Racial segregation, the separation of people based on their race, was becoming more and more prevalent in the 1950s and 1960s. In Montgomery, Alabama, an African-American woman named Rosa Parks sparked the civil rights movement on December 1, 1955, when she was arrested for refusing to give up her seat in the white section of a city bus. Many were enraged by this and the Montgomery Bus boycott began. Four days later, the boycott began where African Americans refused to ride the buses in Montgomery for a year, ending on December 20, 1956. Finally, in June of 1956, the Montgomery Federal court decided that all buses that were racially segregated were breaking the 14th amendment and were therefore unconstitutional, though the buses in Montgomery

According to the 11 Facts about Racial Discrimination, “The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics concluded that an African American male born in 2001 has a 32% chance of going to jail in his lifetime, while a Latino male has a 17% chance, and a white male only has a 6% chance” (11 Facts about Racial Discrimination 1). Racial profiling, or discriminating against a whole group of people based on their race, is an unjust act and a big problem in our society today. Arresting people because of how they look like, or what they believe in is absurd. According to ACLU, “Racial Profiling refers to the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual 's race, ethnicity, religion or national origin” (ACLU 1). Although law enforcement assumes they are doing their job, they need to remain objective and fair in all situations, because they are violating rights, lacking protection and risking lives.

Based on the statistics of NYPD’s 2016 second quarterly reports, 1,862 people in the African American community are stopped versus 342 Caucasians (NYPD second quarter reports, 2016). Consequently, this implies policemen classify “blacks” as delinquent even though they are uninvolved in any unlawful acts the majority of the time. The product of racial discrimination furthers the understanding that the country still does not hold minorities equal next to the other ethnicities. This demonstrates just one example on how the Stop and Frisk law variously inflates negative predigest to further the understanding that “blacks” are synonymous with barbarous criminals.

The practice of ‘Stop-and-Frisk’ in New York, by the federal courts, has been found unconstitutional not because of the actual process once the person was stopped, but because of the way they were targeting based on race with little to no reason. When you look at the racial breakdown of Stop-and-Frisk targets in New York from 2003-2015, consistently fifty percent (50%) or more were black (Bump) yet blacks make up twenty-five percent (25%) of the population (Matthews). White was not even a category as it was comprised in ‘other’. Latino was the only other category which comprised about twenty-five percent (25%) (Bump). Blacks make up twenty-five percent (25%) of the population in New York. In Pittsburgh, a city similar to New York, it was found that in traffic stops, black men are eight percent (8%) more likely to be frisked and the grounds on being frisked are if the officer thinks there maybe be criminal activity (Ryan). Again, it is a hundred percent (100%) up to the officer whether a frisk in this case happens. The problem is how objective are police officers when stopping African Americans, specifically men, if statistically speaking they are stopped disproportionately.

The Stop and Frisk policy is practiced in New York City and it involves a police officer stopping a potential suspect then they proceed to ask the person questions and/or pat them down. 84% of these stops recorded are young men typically of African American and Hispanic heritage. However, only 6% of these stops lead to an arrest. Many of these men are only being stopped because of the color of their skin, not because the police think they are suspicious of something. These statistics are leading people to accuse the police of racial profiling, and the abuse of privacy rights which has also led to a class action lawsuit. Even though these are the people who live in high crime areas, race doesn't

Before 1960s, Black people were legally discriminated against and even today they are still treated unfairly. This piece is provided to contextualize a specific sector that Blacks are discriminated against historically, in person, and over the phone now. This piece is meant to spark a conversation for African Americans to think about other instances where they put on a “white voice” and to think about how in other ways they are discriminated against in that sector. It also allows white people, who are up for conversation, to realize the biases they are placing on people by not only how they look, but even how they sound over the phone. This piece isn’t meant to end housing discrimination, but to be a conversation starter for both parties on

The clashing of arms and fists are never a way to save yourself, it causes danger for someone else, with discrimination being a large role in the 1920s, it caused blacks and whites to have a new uproar of segregation ,and making the 1920s an even darker time. In the 1920s, racism was a major crime that thrived on throughout many areas, even though people thought it had subdued, it really never went away. With the riots ,and clans ,and unfair worthiness to citizens , many citizens of different races lost their lives because of it. The screeching and torture of citizens crying out for help was a dramatic time for people of opposing races.

Crime is on a rise, and police are trying their hardest to keep it under control. It is difficult when you are constantly accused of being racist even though you are just doing your job. The use of stop-and-frisk has created controversy between police officers and minorities. They feel as though the police are targeting them because of their race. To some it may seem that stop-and-frisk has started to turn into a type of racial profiling, but others, including me, believe that there are many advantages that out weight this concern.

People are accused repeatedly for crimes they have never committed. Very often many of the police officers have no evidence to clarify that individuals are guilty. Accusing people with no evidence has been a long time issue. An article by the ACLU titled “Racial Profiling” states“...law enforcement and private security target people of color for humiliating and often frightening detentions, interrogations, and searches without evidence of criminal activity and based on perceived race, ethnicity, national origin..”(“Racial Profiling”). In this article Racial Profiling states a very accurate statement. Law enforcement target colored people of a crime without evidence. Many times when the police target a person for their race they are often innocent of a crime. Law enforcement officers often label colored people as criminals and usually target them as suspects of a crime. Colored people are more often targeted more than whites even though police officer do not have evidence. Throughout time, many colored people are still signaled as criminals. According to article “Racial Profiling of African-Americans” “At a different time and in a different place, African-American males were, and remain, singled out for harassment”(“Racial Profiling of African-Americans”). African Americans are still treated brutality even though slavery ended many years ago. During the time of slavery, many Africans were beaten, humiliated and sometimes even killed. African Americans still face the same issue, but instead of it being slavery it is racial profiling. In many states and cities Africans are accused of a crime, even though law enforcement can’t justify they are guilty. African Americans are not the only ones that are signaled out for a crime; hispanics and whites are also accused occasionally. Overall, law enforcement accuse individuals of a crime

Legislation is needed in the US to secure equal treatment to US citizens and they keep everyone on track. Legislation is the law and without the law everyone would be thinking of themselves and nothing would be fair. In the workplace, employees were being discriminated against because of their race, color, religion, national origin or sex. Employers were allowed to fire or not employ an individual because they were a minority. The Civil rights act of 1964 was passed and banned discrimination and segregation on the basis of religion, race, national origin and gender in the workplace. This civil rights act includes Title VII which makes it illegal for an employer to discriminate against an employee or job applicant. The EEOC (Equal opportunity

“One. The police stop blacks and Latinos at rates that are much higher than whites. In New York City, where people of color make up about half of the population, 80% of the NYPD stops were of blacks and Latinos. When whites were stopped, only 8% were frisked (Quigley, 2010).” Police stops are a very common effect on society. It isn’t fair that police don’t hold everyone accountable the same way. Not every cop is that way but there are that selected few who still have that racist mindset and hold it against innocent people. It’s no secret that in New York especially, there is a lot of crime and gang activity produced by different minority groups in the city. However, The facts does not provide a good reason that in routine stops are people of color targeted and frisked down compared to

This is absolutely false. There are some discriminatory regarding hiring and managing its employees. Its all based on a criteria discriminatory which can be mentioned by Color, Sex, Age and Disability

There was much discrimination in the law in the 1960s. In a 1963 Life Magazine, The white police men were attacking blacks with fire hoses and dogs because of a silent and peaceful protest the blacks were doing by marching( Life Magazine). They were protesting against the segregation in their city. They wanted to silently speak their thoughts so they protested, but the policemen started viciously going after them. There are pictures of blacks in the street praying and crying.

The history of United State has shown many racial discriminations since colonists arrived America. African Americans have suffered unequal treatments and punishments in comparison to white people and European immigrants. Even when slavery was abolished in 1865, African Americans were still victims of many inequalities like employment, rights, housing, and transportation. However, due to these inequalities and mistreatments like the Jim Crow Laws, many African Americans started to make a change during the 1950’s, also called the Civil Rights Movement. Rosa Parks, that was arrested for sitting in the front of a bus in Alabama. Rosa Parks case made the supreme court to ban segregation in public transportation. The social difference during the 1950’s was very notable and obvious, and voting was a big example of the huge discrimination suffered by African Americans and minorities. In the south, white people would take away minorities’ right to vote by making them take a test that would decide if they were or not capable to make a political decision. Fortunately, big characters like Martin Luther King vouched for the end of this inequalities. Martin Luther King played a big role in the 1960’s making everyone aware about the change that was about to come.

“More than 250 innocent black lives were killed by police officers in 2016. Over 73 percent of suspects pulled over were african american due to the suspicion of drug use yet 76 percent of drug users are white and only 15 percent are african american and also those imprisoned from drugs are 46 percent black and only 26 percent white” Because of the color of someone's skin should this make them any less of a person than another person out there?.. People should not be alienated because of the way they look, but yet all of this happens every single day everywhere. Racial profiling is a source used by police officers to determine if a person is a suspect or not based upon their race or ethnicity. Racial profiling is an obvious violation of the