The Importance Of Racism In The United States

Ideas of racism and equality have been a great conflict in the U.S. during these past few years. There have been major protests saying that “Black Lives Matter,” “ White Lives Matter,” and “All Lives Matter.” The problem with these protests are that people are saying negative things about each other and it has been bringing high tension throughout the United States. I just think these protests are making us look inhumane to foreign countries and I think we as Americans all have equal rights and it’s not like one race rules the rest. It’s just really sad how America is changing this drastically. For the past two weeks, tension has been rising since Donald Trump became our newly elected president. Most people after the elections were frightened

Whites seemingly have always thought they were somehow superior to colored people. Whites in England conquered half the world just to show how powerful they were. Spaniards used Native Americans as slaves to mine gold in the early days of Mexico. America relied on slaves to farm for them or perform household chores. After slavery was abolished in most countries, racism prevailed. In the United States whites established the “Separate but Equal” idea. For example, whites may have had a very nice drinking fountain, next to it there would be a black drinking fountain that barely worked. Even today, racism can be seen everyday. White kids teasing colored kids. A white man getting hired at a workplace before a black

“You know me as Morgan Freeman and I know you as Mike Wallace.” If we are going to stop talking about racism then we need to acknowledge everyone as Americans, not blacks, not whites, just American citizens. If we start to acknowledge this then why would we want to hurt each other over what we look like, whether it be with words or with actions. We need to stop separating ourselves with colors and anything that encourages us to believe that we need to be rude to each other based on what we look like.

The position I will support is the eradication of racism, by realizing that there is overt racism today. The history of racism goes as far back as before the Middle Ages. But the first actual sign of racism was with the Jews in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. In the sixteenth century, the justification for having slaves was that they were actually not human, but rather they were subhuman, and Europeans used the Bible as justification as well. By saying Ham committed a sin against his father, his descendants were born black and were therefore fair game to become slaves. This thought held until the Emancipation Proclomation but instead of helping racism, it further contributed to it by keeping former slaves in a sort of pseduo slavery,

Students should not still discuss issues like racism today in schools because if one student says they think it’s good and another student says it’s bad, then a big fight could possibly start. In the book To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee, there was a lot of racism. Examples: Tom got killed because he is black, Mayella can’t like Tom because he is black, blacks and whites sit separately at court, & the blacks and whites have separate everything.

When I first arrived in the US racism was not a concern at all, after all I was just a child. Racism didn’t hit me until I started school. The kids were friendly teachers were sweet and even the parents, at least to me. I remember over hearing a parent talking to my mother about some Mexican little girl who's nothing but trouble and firmly suggested that I should not be hanging around with that Mexican girl. My mother snapped at her saying that " that Mexican girl has a name, she's been in our children's class since PreK, and may I remind you I also have a Mexican girl who happens to be my daughter." The lady took a step back trying to fix her words as she said, "oh well Hilda is okay because she has you and Alan." "so you mean because we are

Over the past century, Racism has become more prevalent not only in the United States but globally. This rampant toxic disease is experienced by minorities day after day with little progress being made. Discrimination has an effect on the lives of minorities whether or not it is intentional. Having a negative attitude or stereotyping minorities within the subconscious mind will allow discrimination to exist without realizing it. It is an unconscious process. Minorities have been passed over for jobs in which they are qualified, housing they can afford or more importantly the painful tensions between the African -Americans and the police. It is to no surprise that discrimination can lead to measurable negative effects on health. Every seven minutes, an African American person dies prematurely in the United States. Perhaps this would not be the case if the medical care of blacks and whites were equal. Statistics show that whites who are high school dropouts live 3.4 years longer than their black counterparts, and the gap is even larger among college graduates. While whites who have graduated from high school live longer than blacks with a college degree or more education. This poses a real problem: Why does race have such a profound effect on health and overall wellness?

When was the last you went to an amusement park or somewhere with lots of people? When you went did you pay attention to all the different races there? Many people are discriminated in this way, simply by their appearance and color of their skin. In America today, there are over one thousand six hundred extremist groups. Many people are not as extreme with their racism and discrimination, but they still feel the same way. Although some people are supportive of racism, many want to fight racism. We can respond to and eradicate racism only through a peaceful stand for the love of humanity.

Racism has shaped societies since the beginning of time, as far back as the children of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Even then, people living in the land of Goshen were subjugated to racism because of their differences. From Hitler and the Nazis to the Southern American slave owners, prejudice of one race against another has resulted in atrocities. Racism has shaped the form of our present day societies. Racism will likely never be completely removed from our society it will always exist. However, in an effort to counteract the disease of racism, modern-day societies have drafted and enacted legislation for the sole purpose of ensuring that people treat each other with respect and dignity allowing one another their inalienable right to their pursuit of life and liberty. Although done with good intentions, legislation can only mandate man’s actions; it cannot control man’s heart and fear. Thus, society will continue to suffer from the disease of racism.

It seems to be agreed upon that racism by non-racists cannot occur, but that is simply not true. It is not enough to state that one is fully vested in diversity and is anti-racist. White privilege is also believing that racism is only seen when there is a goal of discrimination, without understanding that tolerance of an accidental prejudice is what keeps the system of privilege intact. As McIntosh (1988) has noted, "I was taught to see racism only in individual acts of meanness, not in invisible systems conferring dominance on my group" (p. 10). Racism can be the raised eyebrow of surprise that a professor might give to a black student who has the correct answer. It can be the solicitous behavior of a guidance counselor who may assume a student of color cannot navigate the financial aid bureaucracy. These may be unconscious acts, or one may believe that the assistance is helpful, but it is racism nonetheless. It is demeaning, and is far more hurtful than a white person can envision. According to Boatright-Horowitz et al (2013) “Persons of color may feel discomforted or insulted, but they are likely to experience difficulty discussing it because they can expect to be perceived as overreacting by whites to minor or nonexistent racist offenses” (p. 698). White people are incapable of even seeing that this is an issue, because they have never experienced actual racism. Even in a college environment, generally accepted as being tolerant of diversity and largely progressive,

Throughout the years, our views on ‘old fashioned’ racism have gradually changed, and been replaced by a form of prejudice, called ‘modern racism’, which was developed during the 1950s, as a form of racism against African Americans, built on the belief that ‘Blacks’ violate traditional American values (Henry & Sears, 2008).

Living in the world, we all would love to live a place where we are respected, valued, and appreciated. However, life is not always like the way we dream because racism is still happing and it has a great influence on our everyday lives. Unfortunately, nowadays some of us are not still treated equally. I am wondering why we can’t get along with one another and why we cannot treat one another who are unlike with us with respect and appreciate. We all know their differences play an important role in our everyday lives because they are a significant part in our communities. Nevertheless, why we can’t create an environment “where all kinds of people feel comfortable showing up, secure in the knowledge that they have a place they don’t have to defend every time they turn around” (Johnson, 2006, p.5). Currently, there are several crashes around the issue of our differences, and those crashes totally have a great impact on families.

Racism has always been one of the world's major issue because racism has always been part of our nature, many people are not aware of how it impacts our everyday life, American history still impact race relations today, because we’re still treated differently. America was built on hierarchy. Others came to accept the fact that racism is not bad thing, but it was a tool used by the founding fathers to build this country. Everything we do and everywhere we go, we are judge by our social and economic profile. Racism is still a major issue today in America, because there’s still racism in America, economic inequality between white and black people and also racist housing policies that prevent black people from living in certain places.

There are many issues in America today. Politics, economic, health care, and immigration are a couple that come to mind. One of the big issues, and one that affects me closely is racism. Racism is a huge issue in today’s world. Racial profiling to other issues such as affirmative action, police brutality against minorities and the history of slavery and the rising resentment against immigrants. Everywhere we look, we see difference in wealth, power, and status. Some groups have higher status and greater privilege than others. Discrimination can be based on many different characteristics-age, gender, weight, ethnicity, religion, or even politics.

Throughout American history, racism has been at the forefront, driving the citizens to embrace a lifestyle of suppression and dishonor. Flawed beliefs of white supremacy has made being non white in America dangerous. This can been seen since colonial times, with the murder of Native Americans and purchase and sale of Africans. This country was meant to be a beacon of hope to others, as a wonderful place where people held the power, a place where the pursuit of happiness, liberty, and prosperity were guaranteed. However, the birthplace of freedom and liberty for all often denies its own citizens the right to the all too elusive American Dream, saving that luxury for those with white heritage. When looking back at the injustice done to thousands of people, one can see the huge role racism has played in the shaping and making of The New World.