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Persuasive Essay On Racism

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Tennessee who was not allowed to go to her friend’s birthday party because her friend was black. The young girl had a written note from her father saying she would not be allowed to attend the sleepover as her friend was black, he included that his intent was not to come across as a “racist”, and thank God he made his intention clear, Lord only knows what people may have thought else wise. A student was asked about this story and responded with “some people like to live in the past, you would think the problem of racism should be solved as now there are individuals of different races, cultures and religions working alongside each other in schools, workplaces and more.” As well as stating that the parents of the child should not have mentioned the reason of their child not being able to attend being because of her race, instead they should have given a more generic reasoning. Parents should not be the ones to make the decision of the child’s beliefs and opinions. Many times people will ignore this issue rather than speaking out about it, because of the fear of offending someone which isn’t helping the issue at all, its actually making it a lot worse. It is important for children to understand that we live in a very diverse world, and contrary to some judgements, everyone is equal. A study done in 2012 showed that 43% of Latinos and 38% of blacks go to a school where the population of their peers who are white is less than 10%. However, beyond school, systems, neighborhoods,

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