Tolerance In The Fire Next Time

In this book Privilege, power, and difference, introduction the author, Allan G. Johnson, argues that differences in society that humans perceive each other are based on gender and race, sexual orientation, ethnicity, and social class. John says in his introduction that "It is about how we think, but always the purpose is to change how we think so that we can change how we act and by changing how we participate in the world become part of the complex dynamic through which the world itself will change." His idea of changing how we think to change how we act could be very effective in many ways in which we can accept each other. His story of Rodney King's Question opens the idea of why "Can't we just all get along". Since the Civil War until

A long time ago, but not too long to make people start forgetting, segregation has taken place in the Unites States. It has been continued over many centuries, but still no black man and woman had the right to live peacefully. A majority of the black people were slaves, and it was common for white men to segregate them whenever they go and whatever they do. These times were the hardest time

(Malcolm X, 35-67) While other countries faced similar oppression, they were able to make a change even though their country does not have the freedom that America has. With America being the home of the free and the land of the brave it does not apply to everyone, especially minority groups. Malcolm also expresses how not all black groups get along, but those petty differences should be overlooked and all of them should ban together and fight the bigger issue which is the white man. " That's my closing message to Elijah Muhammad: If he is the leader of the Muslims and the leader of our people, then lead us against our enemies, don't lead us against each other." ( Malcolm X,

In the novel The Scarlet Letter Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale, a supposed holy man, is no more than a mere low life coward that deserves respect from no one. He committed adultery with a member of his own congregation, and lied to and deceived the rest of his flock, but he left the one who got caught take all of the burden.

John F Kennedy once said “Tolerance implies no lack of commitment to one's own beliefs. Rather it condemns the oppression or persecution of others”(JFK). In JFK’s inaugural address JFK talks about Although they bear some differences in views, JFK and CS are strikingly similar, for being over 100 years apart.

Discrimination and acceptance is apparent before, as it is in the present. Before, African Americans were given “freedom” that wasn’t entirely free. Today, African Americans are fully free, however, they still receive some discrimination and unfair judgment. After the Civil War, African Americans finally received their so-called, “freedom,” and a time of rebuilding and readmitting began. Both the whites and the African Americans had to adapt to these new changes. African Americans were able to receive food, jobs, education, and much more, yet not as fantastic as they hoped. Southerners wanted segregation, and applied a tiny amount of freedom rights for African Americans. The Southern Whites won the Second Civil War (Reconstruction), as they are still perceived to be above the African Americans, and extremely worked to keep no

We are shown proof of this even today in comparison of the reaction and outcomes of the the “Black Lives Matter” protests and the gatherings of family friendly whites in places such as, Charlottesville,

As a whole, minorities from all religions, races, and sexualities have reached numerous high points in life. These high points have resulted in the establishment and entitlement to minorities having the same rights as whites. However, the right of blacks as in being equal is always up for debate. Statistics show and prove that for every dollar a white household brings in, a black household only brings in 61 cents. Some people like to say that the white household is more skilled or has a higher education, however, this is not the case in most situations. These facts can be accurately traced back to the issue of discrimination against blacks. Most people agree that this type of discrimination is

There is still some racism from whites to blacks, but things are beginning to make a turn and some blacks are now beginning to be very racist toward whites. Some African Americans call whites “crackers,” “white privilege,” and other things due to their white race. But, no outrage or protests occur after they say these things and few people even know about the statements because the media will not cover them (Backer, 2015). This proves a double standard in today’s society. Backer states, “When a white man/woman uses racist language towards another race, they get ridiculed for it and very rightfully so. On the other hand, when a minority uses racist language towards any other racial groups, no one seems to care,” (2015). Blacks can say whatever they want about whites with little fear of criticism or backlash, but whites are not allowed to make fun of or criticize black people (Peterson 2015). According to Jesse Peterson, if a white person dares to speak the truth about blacks, he or she will be labeled “racist” and immediately shut down

White people were enjoying it, and they insulted African American behave. White people were enjoying it, and they insulted African American behave. African- American got angry. Yes, I saw some examples today’s culture, I have seen on the news some white people still discriminate black people. I was a policeman who beat young guy and the female on the street. People made change, both black and white work together, people got married. They value their love. No more slavery. They have a beautiful life. Now, I did not see slave like before. However, some people still treat badly in other

After Rosa Parks didn’t give up her seat for a white man to sit down, “both she and her husband had lost their jobs and suffered repeated threats and harassment” (“Parks, Rosa Louise”). They nearly lost everything just because people hated them so much. When slavery was being abolished “southerners fought bitterly to maintain the institution” because they relied on the work the blacks did and they didn’t want them to become anything so blacks would continue to work for them (“Racism”). Whites didn’t think of blacks as people, didn’t want them to get rights so they could makes something out of themselves, and didn’t want to lose their workforce. Whites hated blacks during the Jim Crow Era and now whites don’t hate blacks because of their skin

The first reason that racism and anti-Semitism are still being seen today is from ignorance. The beliefs of people based on their religions and how they were raised are often very focused on what they were taught when they were young. As they age, they do not choose to move forward and attempt to learn more about others and the world around them (McVeigh, 2004). Because they are not interested in seeing other people as equals, or because they do not want to expand upon what they have learned and see how others may feel differently than they do, they simply avoid focusing on anything that is not what they have already been taught or shown. Until individuals can receive better education on race relations from an early age, and until they are

Today a lot of society feels that there is a set example of what is socially acceptable. Recently many people have started embracing others and themselves for their individuality. However only a short time ago, people were treated much more harshly for who they were. Throughout history, society has gone through several significant instances of discrimination. Anyone who was flawed and did not fit into the ideal categories set up by the world were considered inferior. Anne Frank was personally affected by a large amount of discrimination and exile, which brought her and the ones she loved a lot of anguish.

Blacks were being treated poorly and dehumanize. For example, the white community introduced the Jim Crawl law, which denied Blacks and Whites from interacting with each other, public places like schools, public restrooms, water fountains, restaurants, hospital, and workforce were used to keep both races from interacting. After several generations, later, Malcolm X and the Black Panther party were rejected to integrate amongst Whites because of the backbone of the nation of Islam which prohibited Muslims from having any social interaction with the white community mainly to avoid conflict with the Ku Klux Klan. The nation of Islam also prohibited the interaction of Political or religious contact with Whites. Today’s Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan used Black Nationalism to justify black capitalism. They demanded separation in the form of either an independent Black state in America or a return to Africa. (“NBPP”) Refusing to integrate amongst race go against the civil right gold.