The Causes Of Racial Discrimination In The United States

Immigrants came over searching for the opportunity to have social, political, and religious freedom in America. America was a blissful place of freedom where people of all races could live harmoniously, have an abundance of opportunities while working to build the framework for this country. The United States began coining terms such as ‘the land of the free’, ‘the melting pot’ and ‘the American dream’. The term was first established by James Adams in a book titled ‘Epic of America’, where he defines the american dream as, "that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement. It is not a dream of motor cars and high wages merely, but a dream of

“We wanted to widen options for ourselves, and later our children.” These are the words of Earnest Green, the first African American student to graduate from Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Earnest Green, along with eight other African American students, was a part of what was nicknamed the Little Rock Nine, the group that integrated Central High, an all white public school in Arkansas. This integration was a result of the Brown v. Board of Education ruling, which said segregation of black and white students in schools, was unconstitutional. These nine students attempted to enter Central High September 1957. The Little Rock Nine’s integration was met with extreme opposition, including Arkansas Governor Orval Faubus calling in

Soldiers gave a sense of hope to the Little Rock Nine as stated by Minnijean Brown “For the first time in my life I feel like an American Citizen” (“Miller 59”). The soldiers became a symbol of acceptance of the integration efforts. They helped assure the Little Rock Nine students in their actions, made them feel secure that they were fighting for equality, and that the integration was even worth fighting for. During the turmoil, two harsh groups formed: the Capital Citizens Council and the Mother’s League of Central High School which served to promote segregation (“Integration” 2). These two groups became a challenge that strengthened the Negro students, because no praiseworthy battles are without a commendable opposing side. On the side of the segregationists, it united them together as a group. Furthermore, A report by The New York Times was issued on September 25, 1957, which explained that several of the African-American students had a positive first day of school, but others were routinely harassed and violence occurred throughout the remainder of the year (“Integration” 4). Thus proving, desegregation was not a pointless effort. It was conceivable for these students to successfully integrate and people were open for change. This is another example of how the media focuses on the negativity of a situation. One student, in particular, effectively changed and is historically remembered as an African-American hero; Ernest Green. Green was Central’s first black student to graduate on May 27th in 1958 (“LRNE” 2). He proved his skin color did not limit him, and he was as capable as the white students to receive a diploma. He inspired the remaining eight Little Rock Nine students and other people of color. Finally, African-Americans were impending at acquiring one of the most basic human rights: the right to an

Along with misogyny and LGBT+ phobia, racism is one of the many methods of discrimination and bias that still exists today in America. It affects many ethnicities; Asian, Latino, even Indigenous Americans, but racial bias in the United States today especially focuses on African Americans as it did since the times of slavery. How does the race system still exist? The answer is simple; racial bias, like a living creature, will constantly adapt to its surroundings as time passes. Michelle Alexander’s nonfiction book, The New Jim Crow (2010), discusses the several changes made to the racial caste system following slavery and how most African Americans themselves cannot see it in its form today.

People have been stereotyped into a certain group because of their skin color or they have been discriminated against because of how they dress, their name, or even their hairstyle. Minorities such as African Americans deal with this type of racial discrimination every day because of their skin color and the way they might sound despite if they do not sound as the way they appear. For example, if an African American person walked into an interview dressed nicely and clean and a caucasian went in for an interview dressed just as nice and clean, the Caucasian application is more likely to get the job and receive a higher rating than the African American applicant. (Zimmerman) It might seem to the naked eye that minorities in general somewhat have the same opportunities as Caucasian people but in fact they do not really have them. All in all, there is still racial discrimination in America and African Americans do not have the same opportunities as Caucasians in housing, education, and jobs.

Although we seem to see a new news story every day concerning racial bias and blatant racism, it is not a new issue. “We have been engaging in this conversation for as long as I can remember. Fighting this fight for centuries. Caught in a cycle of bias for as long as they can remember.” (Nichols) I believe all the adversity we are facing as a country today can be attributed to the attitudes of the early American settlers who laid the basis for our bias as a country. In fact, historians date racism in America as far back as the 1500’s with the beginning of the Middle Passage and our first look into racially profiling individuals for slavery.

In america we have welcomed a racial divide willingfuly into existance and are doing very little to prevent or stop this from coming into fruition.

The United States is a diverse country in terms of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexuality among others and this difference are perceived differently by every American resulting in stereotyping, discrimination, and inequality. Racial discrimination and inequality is a social issue in the United States that has caused many social injustices to the minority groups. This paper reviews the works of two authors on the issue of diversity – Blink in Black and White by Malcolm Gladwell and The Model Minority by Frank H and argues that people’s attitudes and behaviors towards people of different races are influenced by the implicit messages in the media.

The government that directs the country of the USA is declining towards the side of racial characterization. The current president Donald J. Trump who is the head of the US government, must be a person with the lowest level of ignorance. The history of racial characterization gives us the idea that it is a bad road for those who acquire it and lead a country towards a better future. The US Constitution has been changed with amendments not to characterize people, granting freedom to American citizens.

The United States has been battling between the two notions of what it should look like- predominantly white, and Christian or a country that is globally interconnected. The United States so far has been trying to pursue the ideal white, Christian nation through legal and social practices. Legally there were policies being established, so that certain ethnic groups could not enter the United States, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, Immigration Act, Page Act and so on (Daniels, 2004). Each of these acts had a goal and it was to remove the unknown. The underlying racial bias that is hidden behind these acts are reflected in the actions that were taken upon these ethnic groups. The amount of discrimination that they faced because by “virtue

Race and ethnicity within the United States is socially constructed to keep the white elite within power, while poor underrepresented social classes suffer from systematic oppression. Through history laws have been implemented to keep Jews, Latinos and African Americans from migrating into developing communities which hinders their access to public resources.

For centuries a dilemma that has affected the whole world has been the practices such as discrimination and prejudice. To begin with what is discrimination in the first place? The exact definition would be fair treatment of a person, racial group, and minority. Millions of American daily face a certain type of discrimination and whether or not it may be a surprise to many a roughly 45 percent of American Muslims are being discriminated and or threaten due to its religion preference. The amount of American Muslims being afraid to freely express their religion is becoming to increase daily due to this discrimination. Take for example Abdullah Antepeli a professor from Duke University who recently wrote an article explaining how he was stopped

America is a country with many successes. Along with success, there are many problems that contribute to success. A big problem that affects America largely is racism. Racism has a big toll on a lot of people. Many African Americans don’t understand how Obama was elected because he’s black. People question if the United States Justice system are discriminating against African Americans. Racial discrimination has been labeled as “fascinating and highly distressing.” This is only 1 out of the many problems America needs to work on. I don’t think this is a credible source is because the author uses personal pronouns to express their own opinion on the situation. Another reason I believe this source is not credible is the author has very biased

In a survey taken in 2017 by Code Switch on racism, 92 percent of African Americans answered that they had been racially discriminated against and believe that they are still facing discrimination today. Many people have died or gone to prison because police officers have broken the law and arrested African Americans without any reason to and they often try to justify their actions. Discrimination against black people and how it forces people to deny their actions is an ongoing problem that requires citizens to take action because it can lead to African American deaths. It is essential for the public to understand because if we are aware of these issues we can stop them in the future.

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