The 1950's Racism Compared To The 1950s

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.

Segregation was a big issue in America during the 1950s and the 1960s. Passed in the Southern states, the Jim Crow laws were in full effect by 1914, creating a society separated by race. Segregation played a part in the everyday lives of everyone in society, extending even to public transport. Source B is a quote from Martin Luther King’s book “Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story”, which he wrote after the events of the Montgomery Bus Boycotts. It shows the effects of segregated society and attempt to try and prevent the negative outcomes of a segregated society. In Montgomery, Alabama during the 1950s, African-Americans had to enter and sit in the back of buses whilst white people entered and sat at the front. In the event of a

Do you believe that racism has changed since the 1930's? What if there were people that told you that it hasn’t changed much because of all of the racist things going on in the world. Yes, racism changed when the Civil War has ended but whites are still treating blacks like absolute garbage. The reason that the Black Lives Matter started was because blacks are sick and tired of being treated like garbage and so they are bringing this topic up more and more with the news, media, internet, social media, etc. It’s not just black lives matter it's all lives matter no matter what race, religion, where you are from, etc. What is racism, racism is one group of people feeling like they have greater power over another group of people it doesn’t matter what that group of people did and or look like. Race is something that people can’t control, such as their hair color, skin color, where they are from, what heritage, they have, and all the other stupid things people see as a problem, for example.

During the 1950’s African Americans experienced inequality and discrimination. For these reasons Armstrong received many racist reviews in the newspapers, Armstrong refused to comment on political matters or on topics such as segregation and racism. This changed however in 1957, when Armstrong saw the Little Rock Central High School crisis or the “Little Rock nine” as it is also known. When Armstrong saw the crisis on television he was furious and told a reporter, Larry Lubenow, that President Dwight D. Eisenhower had "no guts" and stated, "The way they are treating my people in the South, the Government can go to hell.” When the eager reporter returned to his editor thinking he had a huge new cover story for their paper, the editor said there was no way Armstrong would have said something like that, and that they could only print the story if he had some form of proof. When the reporter returned to Armstrong he asked his permission to print the story.

Just fifty years ago, America was a society of segregation and racism. The dictionary defines racism as “the belief that a particular race is superior to another.” Although it is clear times have changed, racism is still seen in modern american society. It’s also clear that relationships between African Americans and whites are generally better than they were in the forties and fifties. Today, it is rare to witness a black man walk down the street and step off the sidewalk to let a white man walk by, or to see a black man sitting on a different section of the bus or train because a white man told him he has too. But superiority of races is still happening. A lot of this has the do with the ignorance of others. Passed down generation to

In the year of 1959 numerous things happened, as well as several things being released. It could surprise younger people of our generation; the way things worked, what happened, and even how many things were priced. Though the US abolished slavery in 1865, (and in 1870 African American men were given the right to vote though it was not until almost a century later that this was fully recognized across the US.) the US was still a fairly racist place, an example is that it white and black people lived in their own little area(A white street, and vica versa). This was not enforced by any law obviously so a black family could very well live in ‘white’ neighborhood. It would just earn lot attention, and controversy from other people.

Segregation was formed 1896 when the Supreme Court passed the law of separation of whites and blacks. This history changing passing of segregation has been the down fall of AfricanAmericans. Of course, we had noble and courageous abolisher, such as Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglas, and many other run a ways who made it to see a brighter, free day. Though, there was never anything who was a younger image in African American history. I am talking about the

From 1916 to 1970 there was an event-taking place across the country. This event called the great migration brought millions of African Americans north running from the segregation and racism in the south. Many laws such as the Jim Crowe laws gave African American a huge struggle to find peace in the south even in the early 20th century. Even though slavery was outlawed in all of the United States these laws gave black people un-equal rights and made it hard for

One may have a strong argument if they were to say the racism in America seen in the 1960s has not changed much when looking at present day. There are still a large number of “murders” of black individuals, young and old alike. Now, racism is not just a phenomena in the United States. It can be seen all over the world in different sizes and forms. People of color in Europe, for example, may face different challenges and hardships of people of color here in the United States but can still view it as racism. Racism is present almost everywhere. A series of videos backs up this claim. In America, racism can be seen widely through the treatment of African Americans in jobs, schools, traffic stops, and more. In France, the racist treatment of Muslim women is seen in the attacks of their choices of clothing. This shows the variety of racism in one country to another.

Happening mostly during the peaceful times, segregation is a scar on the body of the United States of America that seems to heal but still disturbs even decades after. Not slaves anymore, at the beginning of the XX century black people were still not equal members of the society. During the Great Migration, African Americans moved from the Southern states where they resided historically to the North, where industrial cities that offered more jobs were located. Despite the fact that black people could pursue most of the careers available for white people, including artistic pathways, the demands of the society and the expectations from the black professionals were not equal to those from whites (The Civil Rights Act of

African-Americans in this country have been battling equality since the beginning of time. If you take a look back after they were freed as slaves they still faced Jim-Crow laws and different ways of segregation up until the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But even after that it still took a long time for segregation to filter out of the southern

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,

Racism is always going to be around no matter if it was in the sixties, fifties, or even now. However, racism during the eighties and mid early nineties was growing little by little. After Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made the “I Have a Dream” African Americans hoped maybe we can move forward and not look back to this type of ignorance. But sadly, people still thought if you weren’t white, you weren’t accepted. During the eighties crack cocaine was used by everyone but mostly African American’s were the only ones pushing the rock. Also gang violence was pretty bad, black men killing each for being in different cliques or living in different neighborhoods, looking at each other the wrong way would get you killed, or even just being at the wrong

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.

Compare to racism of Jim Crow South in the 1930s, the racism of today is different, but also similar in some ways. The way they are similar is the cases by racism of both time periods. Even as the time passing by, violence caused by racism still keeps happening. The difference they have is that the Jim Crow Laws caused segregation between colored people and white people in the south, but there’s no separation in nowadays anymore. Also, the place of colored people is quite different in nowadays.