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every 100,000 people are incarcerated. To put that into perspective that's about 1.6 to 2 million people of the 315 million people in the U.S. With about 40% of them being African American. 40% may not sound very high but, the surprising fact around all of these statistics, is only 13% of the entire population is African American. You may ask yourself how is this possible? Well let’s talk about that. The three major factors that contribute to high black incarceration rates are due to broken black

Syphilis in African American males in Tuskegee, Alabama. By 1997, American citizens, after being repeatedly lied to, learned the extent of these experiments and their treatment of African Americans: Failure to disclose the possession of syphilis, false treatment, lack of consent, and the avoidable harm and deaths of participants. The Tuskegee Syphilis Experiments were detrimental because they perpetuated institutionalized racism. These government run tests targeted African Americans in impoverished

Reconstruction Common Task     Life for African Americans during the Civil War as well as into the Reconstruction era and the time prior to those events was quite difficult to say the least. After the Civil War from 1861-1865 and during the Reconstruction period which lasted from 1865-1877, African Americans were struggling to achieve complete freedom and equality. Despite the horrific lifestyle the African Americans had to endure for countless years previous to this specific time, people like the

The research process was a success, because I was able to find all the resources I needed about my topic, which was Popular, Scholarly, Print sources, and Internet sources. These sources really related to my research because they talked about African Americans being the number one race in the United States Prison, and being treated differently from white people when it comes to the law. During the research process I received a lot of support from librarians, Galileo, and the internet. While

but make up 67% of the prison population. African American men are six times more likely to be incarcerated and hispanic males are more than twice as likely to be incarcerated than white males. Even white males commit the same crimes, and they still do not get the same amount of time as blacks and hispanics do. This raises questions, is our justice system fair? Is the criminal justice system operated to target people of color? The risk that African Americans are unfairly targeted should be a special

The population of young African-American prisoners incarcerated in state prisons is five times more than whites (Nellis,14). In 2014, the average rate of black male prisoners was 1,408 per 100,000 population, and as of 2017 there has been no sign that this rate is decreasing. This group of young black men comes mostly from poor backgrounds where there is limited education, unstable family systems, and often an exposure to violence. Thus, they are more likely to commit various types of crimes. Moreover

Stereotypes on intelligence As young African American men are being recruited and placed into college life with academics and athletics stereotypes come with it, especially against their intelligence. The dumb-jock stereotype is self-explanatory; many peers associate the stereotype with African American athletes. The dumb-jock stereotype is traced back “to 500 B.C., when Greek athletes were criticized for the inordinate amount of time they used in preparations for competition and for neglecting

Gender is most commonly referred to as the state of being male or female. The gender ascribed to a child at birth determines the role that they are expected to assume within society and society’s perception of them. Meanwhile, the term ethnicity is most commonly understood to be the categorisation of people along lines of common heritage and shared national or cultural tradition. The interplay between gender and ethnicity is heavily determined by the cultural context individuals find themselves in

sociology is the study of society. Social criticism is blah. Alice walker’s work demonstrates this type criticism very well; from The Color Purple to Everyday Use or any of her earlier short stories. Most of her work demonstrates the struggle of African Americans in society especially women. This makes Alice Walker the epitome of sociological criticism. According to “The Color Purple” by Alice Walker Alice, walker was born in Georgia and attended Spellman College before transferring to Sarah Lawrence

White Americans and their biases on African Americans Antionette Adams 300206916 African Americans are the most judged group of individuals in the U.S. and around the world. Many American and non-American citizens see African American males as threating and thugs, while others view African American females as angry and ghetto. These stereotypes have led to Blacks being least likely to date outside of their race compared to other races. In this study we will discussing the reasons