Racism And Chattel Slavery Has A Unique History Within America

What is slavery? Why did slavery exist? Was slavery the cause of racism? Or was it the other way around? There are still so many unanswered questions about slavery. There is no right answer as to the cause of racism, but one can agree that slavery made a big impact on racial discrimination.

The criminal justice system in the United States is evident of several deep flaws relating to the treatment of black men and women accused of committing criminal offenses. It is logical to believe that due to the U.S.’s rather dark past surrounding the treatment of black Americans, systematic racism is included under the guise of the criminal justice system. The U.S. is historically infamous for it’s open racial discrimination against black Americans, up until systematic racism became one of the more dominant forms of discrimination in the most recent years. Systematic racism has been shrouded under societal ignorance and regulated particularly by social and political groups in order to keep the human rights of black Americans frigid and

In America’s history, each race has been portrayed as inferior or inferior, because of one’s skin color, or the beliefs of a culture. Oppression In early America varied in some ethnicities. Some races didn’t even have any civil liberties at all, they were not allowed to vote, not even allowed to become professionals. This was to keep everyone that was not of the superior race below them. Even though they are classified as U.S citizens. In most areas, the ruling race is the upper white class that runs the system, and have a disproportionate amount of power. In other areas, it may not be the white race, but it is still the race that makes up the majority. The majority, who makes the laws, and/or has money, are keys to dominate over the weaker minorities that don’t have the

Racism goes a long way down the American history. It came as a result of slavery which began in 1619 when African slaves were brought to Jamestown, Virginia, which was an American colony in the North, to help in producing crops such as tobacco. Slavery was then a common practice in all American colonies through the 17th and 18th centuries, where African slaves helped in building the economic foundations of the now American nation. Slavery was then spread to the South in 1793, with the new invention of the cotton gin. About halfway through the 19th century, there was immense westward expansion in America, together with the spreading abolition movement in the North,

“Racism still occupies the throne of our nation,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pronounced just before his assassination. Almost fifty years later, we are still faced with the same unchanged threat that makes the words of Dr. King true. As individuals, communities, and a proud nation we have made an everlasting fingerprint for the children of our future, yet we lack the strength of acknowledgment to alter the course of racial discrimination and conquer prejudice. Has the formation of structural discrimination rooted itself too deeply into our subconscious that hope for rehabilitation seems unattainable? As a nation, we voted a man with a white mother from Kansas and a black father from Kenya as the first multiracial President of the United States. Racism has not been eradicated because of the racial background of President Barrack Obama and we have not accomplished victory because of his African decent because prejudice has been too deeply fixed within our society. Social circumstance and the insinuation of race continue to change over time, precisely because race has become a social construct that serves political ends. The prior and present leaders of our nation organize, generate, and endorse the laws and public policy that ensure racism continues to maintain itself against people of color. Our historically racist foundation, the rising effects of structural discrimination, and the view of modernized racism all actively participate in shaping our structural

It was also not common for blacks to speak forth in court against whites in fear of their lives. There are certainly a lot of facts and statistics presented that shows the U.S is deeply an unequal society, and whites enjoy a number of societal advantages over blacks. One does not need to be convinced this is true. America has an institutionalized racism problem, but that it's different than it used to be than in during the era of Emmett Till’s incident. It's not a matter of laws or rules or structures that are built against minorities, rather it’s those unitizing their power in ways that is guided by their racial bias. This is much harder to deal with, much harder to prove as racism as opposed to other factors. There seems to be a strong racial bias in capital punishment and a moderate racial bias in sentence length and decision to jail. There is uncertainty over the magnitude of racial bias, depending on whose studies you want to believe and how precise you define racial

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.

The topic of whether or not there is racism in the legal system is becoming increasingly debatable among certain groups. The obvious evidence that has been glaring in the faces of the public for decades says it all: the criminal justice system is, and always has been, swayed by racism. Despite this, the opposing side of the argument - which mostly consists of privileged whites – diligently argues that racism was outlawed decades ago. There are also African Americans who are unaware of how their race is constantly being oppressed. However, the younger generation is quickly becoming culturally and politically woke and passing on the knowledge. Although racism is not explicitly stated in the law, racists are still hiding behind the supremacy of the country. White policemen have went as far as mindlessly killing young black people and claiming it was done out of self-defense. White judges will find loopholes in the legal process when dealing with an offense committed by an African American. They are targeting African Americans and punishing them more harshly than the white people who commit crimes.

As well as overall disparity of the justice based on one’s skin tone and or afro-centric features. Is our justice system as racist as we think it is? That specific question can be explained in many ways depending on who you are and what your whole perception on the matter is but we can no longer just sick back and continue to think that the way the system is running now is okay and there should be no change. “For much of the twentieth century, crime and punishment have provided some of the most powerful symbols of the racial divide in America. In the early decades, lynching’s, chain-gang style penal practices, and prosecutorial and judicial bigotry were common, particularly in the southern criminal justice systems” (Rosich, J. Katherine, 2007). This goes all the way back when the 13th amendment was set in our own Constitution, it states this, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." (Crutchfield, D. Robert & Fernandes,April & Martinez, Jorge,

Our past is full of cases that represent the inequality of the criminal justice system. In the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case of Plessy V Ferguson, in 1896 the court upheld racial segregation and made the separate but equal the standard doctrine of the United States until 1954, when the Supreme Court handed down the decision in Brown v Board of Education which made the racial segregation illegal and highlighted the protections offered in the fourteenth amendment as it relates to equal protection. Despite the 14th Amendment 's promise of life and liberty under the law, this group of Americans found themselves subject to another law, known as the "Jim Crow Laws." These were a group of laws passed primarily in the southern states during reconstruction and lasting until around 1965, were established to make sure that the whites were treated differently than the blacks, in everyday life, including the criminal justice system. Even though the Jim Crow era has passed by, we unfortunately have come to the conclusion that we have just entered a new era of Jim Crow. “We are arguably no longer under Jim Crow or de jure discrimination; however, unfortunately and regrettably, we are presently realizing manifest de facto discrimination, or the new Jim Crow” (Durrant, 2015). Statistics show that over 40 percent of students who are expelled from school today are African American and over 70 percent of students who are referred to law enforcement for criminal activity are

In class, we learned that the Bill of Rights was a contributing factor in enforcing the Declaration, even though it was passed after the Declaration in 1787; we are still using this bill in 2017. There are many reasons that led me to believe that we aren't equal in the U.S . Discrimination is an infestation that has manifested from morons in this country who are preventing us, as a nation, from coming together. For instance, pewresearch.org states that, “ 64% of black adults say blacks are treated less fairly than whites in the workplace, compared with 22% of whites who say the same – a 42-percentage-point gap. Blacks are also considerably more likely than whites – by margins of at least 20 points – to say that blacks are treated less fairly than whites in dealing with the police, in the courts, when applying for a loan or mortgage, in stores and restaurants and when voting in elections.” Statistics show how blacks are perceived in a more negative light than whites. There are many current events that support this Statistics. For Example, Nandi Cain was continuously beaten because of jaywalking allegations. He was initially being arrested for resisting arrest but was out the next morning whereas the cop was placed on paid administrative leave. Why was the cop being placed on paid administrative leave for beating someone who was allegedly jaywalking? It's no secret, it's obvious, it's because he's black. In 2016, Jeremy King and Lourdes Glen had a similar case. Court documents stated that their free speech rights were violated and the cops ignored the white people who had also jaywalked at the time. Their encounter was recorded and it showed unnecessary force the six officers used to “contain” the situation. The attorney clearly says that the officers, and I quote, “ acted in a racist manner because

There is a very evident problem with racism in the United States Criminal Justice System. Society chooses to ignore this problem because many do not think they are a part of it. What they do not understand is they are a part of society, therefore a part of the problem. Even if a particular person is not doing anything to cause this problem directly, they are not helping the situation either. Society has to become aware of this issue and stop pretending as though it is something that will go away on its own. Others need to become aware of this issue so they can not only make others aware, but so they can find out the exact source of the problem and how to fix it before it is too late. The United States is supposed to be a free country where people feel safe, yet there are issues still happening today that people like Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, and others fought and risked their lives to change. Society likes to look back on history and say that things are different and the country has come so far and that everyone is equal. However, today’s news and statistics show that is not the case at all. If we do not take action now, we will be right back where we started. Many races are not treated fairly by citizens of this county and even the United States Criminal Justice System, especially African Americans. Nationwide, African Americans are stopped, searched, arrested, and incarcerated at rates much higher than people of other races.

The Atlantic slave trade does still impact racism today in the US. The struggles over slavery gave a civil war, segregation, Jim Crow laws, and finally a civil rights movement to help us move forward and progress. Many scholars argue that slavery created racism, in the artificial categories of black and white. Racism was created, at least in large part, to justify slavery. To dumb it down for people who really don 't understand is racism is basically racial prejudice or discrimination. Some may strongly believe that the Atlantic slave trade impacted racism today negatively. With police brutality on blacks, the negative implicit of blacks on others, and stereotypical remarks made by people these are few of the reasons why racism is still a

There is a reason why blacks are quicker to be arrested then whites, or why white neighborhoods look nicer then black neighborhoods, or why blacks are accused of crimes more than whites. Most people will think it is the way of the world. Racial discrimination will always exist in America. It doesn’t need to be this way. Our government does not care enough about the black people and it clearly shown. There should be a law against police just arresting blacks for no reason. They should have their neighborhoods fixed up too. It shouldn’t be legal to just be able to accuse a black person of a crime because he happened to be standing there. There are so many more examples of this and it just shows how are government thinks impartially too and doesn’t believe the black people are important or worth their time. Richard Hughes was very bothered by this and he did a study with his students to show them how blacks are treated unfairly. They analyzed crimes and arrests of black people in the past few months. The looked at how much less money the government puts into black housing then whites. “The sources include historical and recent statistics on race, wealth, and housing; a 1937 photograph by Margaret Bourke-White juxtaposing African American flood victims and a billboard proclaiming, “There’s No Way Like the American Way” (Hughes139). The students after doing this all got the point and all felt the same way as the teacher. “a broader sense of racial discrimination,” one student wrote, “Even after their emancipation after the Civil War, African Americans have faced many forces preventing them from living the „American Dream‟ (139). He felt the importance of his students going into the world after school, understanding this and maybe trying to get the government to handle this issue.

The development, of racism, is linked to the slave trade. The slave, the trade could not have continued without this ideology to justify it. Racism cannot be ignored, in any study of the slave trade. There were few, who challenged this prejudiced view. Richard Ligon, in his book A true & exact history of the Island of Barbados, published in 1557, wrote against the popular view. From about 1600, with the development, of science in Europe, racism could be proved scientifically. It was widely believed that Africans also Europeans had developed separately. Many, like Sir Thomas Herbert, writing in 1634, believed that Africans must be descended from apes also part of a separate and inferior race. This was long before Charles Darwin's theory