Mississippi Burning

Henslin, J. (2011). Essentials of Sociology: A Down To Earth Approach. Boston, MA: Allyn &

Throughout history in America there has always been the idea of racism. When Americans think of racism, they usually think of slavery and that racism is no longer a problem in America. However, this is not the case. Racism is still very apparent in America. It is true that since the end of slavery, the U.S. has made great strides towards becoming a less racist country. In reality, racism will never be extinct. In today’s society, all American citizens of all races have the same rights as one another, yet there is still racism. Racism can be linked directly to stereotypical mindsets of certain groups of people. It is human nature to make conclusions about other people, this is what leads to racism. Today’s racism is not limited to whites

Racism has been a big problem in the U.S. for all races for a very long time and continues to be a problem to this day,. Racism has been a big part in U.S. history and has changed over time, some of these races were African Americans, American Indians, and Mexican Americans, for American Indians it was how they were treated wrong socially and economically.

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.

Racism has been a part of our country since the early ages. Historically, racism and equality have been central issues that have divided our country. Many actions from the past such as the decision in the Plessy versus Ferguson case, and present day actions like The Mississippi school system case have been the ongoing battle in today 's society. The struggle to achieve equality was made even more difficult by the legislation that is now considered racist in the Plessy versus Ferguson case.

Kendall, Diana Elizabeth. Sociology in our times: the essentials. 10th ed., Boston, MA, USA, Cengage Learning, 2016.

Although racism has changed over time these past 50 years, racism in many ways still exists. Everybody has their own opinion and those opinions are influenced by the public and the media. In some way,

Bibliography PageJames M Henslin. Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, Core Concepts (3rd Edition). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon, 2008.

Racism is a huge problem, especially here in the United States. The United States has come a long was, but there is no doubt that there is much more progress to be made. People seem to follow the patterns of others and fall in to the same issues. It is important that the cycle breaks and individual learn to be independent and speak their own minds instead of following the thoughts and beliefs of others. Until the chains are broken and people fall out of this endless loop, racism will continue to be a major issue.

Henslin, J, Possamai, A & Possamai-Inesedy, A 2011, Sociology: A down-to-earth approach, Pearson, Frenchs Forest NSW.

Race and racism in United States of America have been the pre-dominant social issues since the American colonies were being originated. When racism began, it was initially due to religious reasons but later it became an issue concerning economic and political issues. The American society completely denied to accept that everyone were equal under law and it became difficult to accept the lower social class (especially the slaves) for what they were and started discriminating their freedom by showing racism.

Racism is an age-old issue that was named during the Civil War, fought during the 1960s, and is still lingering in modern society.

The movie “Mississippi Burning” directed by Alan Parker was addressed issues about civil rights and civil right movement in 1964. The issues of rights and equally are the main conflict of the movie. The movie was released in cinemas to depict certain ideology to people about poor exercise of equality in America in 1960’s. According to reviews the movie received various negative and positive reviews about how it portrayed the role of civil rights movements to all those who seeks indiscrimination.

Racism has been present since the United States of America was founded in 1776 and unfortunately will most likely be a part of our lives forever, whether yourself or other people participate in these acts of inequality. Although everyone experiences racism sometime in their lives, it is drastically different for each individual. Depending on where you live as well can be a large determining factor in how you are going to be treated. Some will experience little to possible no racism at all towards them, on the other hand they could also deal with racial slurs being thrown towards them multiple times every day. The question we should all be trying to answer and act upon is whether or not racism can come to a screeching halt so all the conflicts because of it can stop too.

Race and ethnicity have been a touchy subject that has never left or has been resolved. We just choose to ignore it and hope people can one day be accepted. Sadly it has never nor will be a problem that will be solved. Discrimination towards race and specific beliefs have caused violence and continues to feed into the destruction of mankind. Racism and discrimination are constantly being witnessed by adolescents which, will aid in the emotional damage some of them will face as well as helping them pass down the hatred they learn to the next generation. It is upsetting when you see racism being performed and you have no immediate reaction because it is now considered a norm in this country. I personally, on many occasions, have experienced racism as a child, both in and out of school.