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    educated when it comes down to racial prejudice. Racism was a very big issue in the 1930s, when the novel took place. Blacks were separated from whites. Also, white people would accuse black people of false claims to get them killed. That issue was a big part of “To Kill A Mockingbird”. At the beginning of the book, Scout and Jem were very clueless about racial prejudice. Now, at the end of the book, they are like new people, older and wiser. Racial discrimination is another way the theme not judging

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    I. Racial Discrimination and Historical Background about the LAPD A. Definition and historical background B. Racial profiling perceptions 1. When was racial profiling discovered in the department of LAPD, which lead to corruption throughout the system. 2. Minorities' perception to law enforcement, which came from the development of the criminal justice system which showed racial discrimination and corruption. II. Cases Involving Movement of Racial Discrimination A. Important Cases that changed

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    any racial or financial background could start a new life in America and live in riches and wealth. The implementation of the “American Dream” in the novel seems to encircle the character of Jay Gatsby, as his background reveals him having grown up in a poor family of farmers who inhabited North Dakota. The novel portrays how Gatsby

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    for us to see people with different race around us now that do service and labor in America , and they mostly don't get discriminated because of their race. However, there was a different story of racial discrimination back in American history. Overtime there are many changes for racial discrimination that has been made in the treatment of the people who build, serve, and protect our country in different ways, those people are the African-American and the Native Americans. One of the most

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    TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD Racial Discrimination is the unfair treatment of the people on the basis of race, colour etc. Racial Discrimination creates social differences in society in every field. People face exclusion, distinction, restrictions based on their colour, background ,origin, practices, religion, gender etc. Racial discrimination can be found in many fields such as housing, education, employment, nursing, political affairs etc. Racial discrimination is the key concept in the novel ‘To Kill

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    many ways, whether it’s from a religious point of view or a fearful standpoint. Racial discrimination is nothing new to the world, but it should not be an idea people should be comfortable with. On a daily basis, black people are waking up fearing that they would be convicted or even killed for something they did not do. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee portrays a good example of racial discrimination when she mentions, that in southern Alabama during the early 1930’s, while Scout

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    people believe that all Muslims are a terroristic threat, causing Muslims to suffer from racial discrimination. Muslims, non-Muslim supporters, news outlets, and other media outlets must educate others about the peacefulness of true Muslims and decrease racial profiling, suspicion, and discrimination. Islamophobia is one disliking against Islam and Muslims. Islamophobia is described as acts of discrimination against Muslims

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    Some people suggest that To Kill a Mockingbird is mainly about racial discrimination but even though racial discrimination is a big part of this novel it isn’t the most important aspect. The reason why racism wasn’t the most important aspect is because things like the moral nature of humans and the prejudice between the social hierarchy of Maycomb. Even though racial discrimination was a pivotal for the book is wasn’t the only important theme and was not consistently important. One of the most

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    These exemplars are indicative of a deeper systemic racism which gives an insight of how damaging racial intolerance and insensitivity can be toward someone who is facing execution. Texas in 1980, a black high school custodian named Clarence Brandley, and his white co-worker discovered the body of a disappeared 16-year-old white schoolgirl. The police officer did not have to look for the real killer just because as he stated: "One of you two is gonna hang for this since you're the nigger, you're

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    Racial prejudice of the masses toward a minority was the main factor that drove the government’s actions. The Japanese fought through much discrimination before the war began, especially those who were farmers. Euro-American farmers were threatened by the large increase of farmers migrating from Japan. Legal obstacles were created to suppress the threat, such as Japanese immigrants could not purchase land or lease it for more than three years. People were told by others not to sell land to Japanese

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