What Is Racism Essay

Situation 6 : Cause and Effect of Racism In The World 'No one is born hating another person because of the colour of his skin, or his background or his religion. People learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love.' A noble quote from wise man, Nelson Mandela who fought against racism. Racism exists ever since the start of capitalism by the whites and slave trading is one of the examples. In America, slavery first began in the 16th century and this is when the racism started. What makes racism? Racism comes from the prejudices and discriminations of someone against another and it is driven by the belief that one's own race is more superior than others. The reason of writing this essay is to point out...show more content...

This does not imply that every human has this kind of unbalanced mindset, but taking example in America, statistic had shown that almost 51 percent of Americans support racism against blacks. Speaking of the racism in America, it comes in many forms while one of the common things people can observe is job application. Job applicants with African American–sounding names are more likely to be rejected by the interviewer of the company. Why does this scenario happen in the daily life of the blacks and whites? This can be most probably due to the thinking ofwhite people are the superior race. They subconsciously or consciously have a thought that whites have higher level of intelligence or more suitable to be their working partner in the company. People usually compare with individuals who are weaker in aspects such as background, education level, skin colour or religion. In this case, targets or the victim under racism can be anyone who has different religious belief or comes from dissimilar races. In psychology, this kind of thinking gives those racists a need to feel okay or to make them comfortable to live

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Racism, the belief that one race possesses inherent traits that make that particular race superior, or racial prejudice. Discrimination has always been an issue globally, and within our nation. While it was more commonly accepted and practiced decades ago, it is still quite prominent in the hearts of many people worldwide and is demonstrated through their behavior. It was common practice to keep slaves, or people who submit entirely to another's will, for work, and other duties. Slaveholding was allowed in the United States until 1865, when Amendment XIII was ratified. The date June 19th, 1865 is when the last slaves were said to be freed. Human Rights are basic fundamental rights,...show more content... Regardless of any actions, any laws, written, spoken, or left unsaid, a mark has been made in the minds of all people, whether their ancestors were enslaved, or slave owners, rich, poor, racist, or civil rights activist, as a result of what has taken place in the past. People still consciously and unconsciously are racist, make race related comments, and stereotype based on nationality, religion, skin color, sexual affiliation, and gender, this is generally not a good thing. As all people are entitled to their own ideas or opinions, that being a civil right, I cannot say thatracism is wrong entirely, but when people are being discriminated against, harassed, or having their rights violated, that is wrong. If someone feels the need to be racist, that's fine, just keep those ideas in your head, or go ahead and use your right to peaceably assemble, wear swastikas, white robes and pointed caps, and talk about how much you don't like that other guy. Usually everything a person might like or dislike, about someone or something, is connected or related somehow to something they like or dislike about themselves. Maybe the KKK hates blacks because they are afraid of the strength or some African Americans, for fear they will be more efficient at a job, and thereby take away their chance as a weaker white person to get it. Sometimes fears are irrational, and I think racism is a good example of an ignorant, or somewhat weak, mentally, physically, or Get more content

Discrimination – Racism

What is Racism and Sexism? Racism means discrimination by the color of the skin. For years the racism has existed. The difference is that as time passes it is seen less and less. In the past racism was seen a lot. The discrimination came from the light colored people. The dark colored people were treated as nobodies that came to the world to serve the light colored people. They were treated as we call it "slaves". The light colored people tortured them many times. The saddest thing is that many times they did just for the fun of it. To assure them that the ones who possessed the power was the light skinned. Nowadays racism still exist, but not as harsh as if it was in the past. Now it is seen only in few parts of the world. Still the level of discrimination of the light skinned to the dark skinned is really high. The good thing is that now slavery is illegal. Sadly the discrimination will always exist....show more content...

The difference is that it is between sexes. In the past women were inferior to men. It was said that women were only good for taking care of the children and keeping the house clean. Another thing is when the men got home they had to treat them as kings. This was because the men were the provider in the family. Now all of that has changed. Nowadays women have the same rights as men. The type of sexism that exist today or that is seen a lot is the discrimination of homosexuals. Homosexuals are people that are attracted to their same sex or gender. Surprisingly the ones that discriminate more are the Catholics. They say that it is a sin to be homosexual. Their religion says that god maid men to be with women only. Still the society discriminates them too. It is because men that are attracted to men are more feminine that some women themselves. Racism and Sexism are the worst types of discrimination that we know

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Racism What is racism? By definition, racism is the belief in the superiority of one race over another. The word racism contains the suffix–ism, which denotes a system or belief. This implies that racism is systematic prejudice against other races based on the belief that one's own race is superior. To me,racism is walking into a store and feeling the manager's eyes and feet follow you wherever you go. Seeing the sly stares when you pick up an item that you "shouldn't be able to afford" and hearing the prejudice in one's voice when they ask, "Would you like to look at our more affordable options?". These are experiences that minorities know all too well, especially African Americans. In a survey conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation in 2015, one–third of the African Americans surveyed answered yes when asked if they had been treated unfairly in a store where they were shopping in the past 30 days.

Some may believe that educated people wouldn't partake in as much prejudice as those who are uneducated, but this is not so. I have personally dealt with racism in a setting where I was supposed to be receiving an education. I was educated on the sly manner that many people hide their racist ideals. I was singled out as the "rowdy and disruptive" student in a classroom full of rowdy and disruptive...show more content...

Is it to speak with proper grammar and to sound educated? If so, then is speaking like a black person to speak with improper grammar and to sound uneducated? Why is this so? It is the assumption that a person of African descent cannot possibly be as educated as a person of Caucasian descent? Yes, they can, in fact they can easily be more educated than a person of Caucasian descent. Difficult to comprehend isn't it? People like Maya Angelou, poet, Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, Cornel West, philosopher, and W.E.B. Dubois, historian, are all people who proved that African Americans can be educated and

When one discusses acts of racism, slander or the stereotyping of a group of people may come to mind. However, the concept of environmental racism is rarely considered. This form of racism positions dominant environmental framing as racially driven, in which people of color (i.e. minorities) are affected disproportionately by poor environmental practices. Communities of color throughout the United States have become the dumping grounds for our nation's waste disposal, as well as home to agricultural and/or manufacturing industries that pollute the land. Government regulations and cultural practices have all contributed to environmental racism. The government's policies have also negatively impacted low income groups as well as people of...show more content...

Historically, "ideas of Black inferiority and White superiority have been embedded in multiple aspects of American culture, and many images and ideas in contemporary popular culture continue to devalue, marginalize, and subordinate non–White racial populations". Racism has influenced decades of land use, housing patterns, and infrastructure development. With the creation of housing subdivisions, the white and wealthy moved to modern communities, while the non–white and poor were left to live in areas that were rundown. Today, we see that in some cases, zoning laws have fueled environmental, as well as residential, racism. In certain communities around the nation, "expulsive" zoning has pushed out residents, and allowed industries to move into communities, and pollute the land, air, and water. These zoning laws define land for residential, commercial, or industrial uses, and impose narrower land–use restrictions. In this case certain individuals are forced to leave their community, and give any property they have up to these "dirty" industries. Without more stringent enforcement mechanisms and penalties in place, this nation will continue to see this type of discrimination and environmental racism. Certain environmental justice frameworks attempt to turn the dominant environmental paradigm on its head and seek to prevent environmental threats before they occur. This paradigm is known as the Precautionary

What Is Racism Essay

To sum it all up, in conclusion, there are many different meanings when it comes to the term "racism". The meaning of racism is when there is a division between the human species in this modern society and the sub–species that would then create a separation in the development and the given of unequal abilities. Racism is a global thing that includes color, ethnicity, language, culture, or religion and can result in racialism and the belief of racial inequality. The term "racism" is not held well in theUnited States as it has a long and strong relation to the lives of Americans just due to their history. There are African Americans that had some weaknesses to opportunities and some structural racism that still see the importance of disparities

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Elvis A Navarro BLS 245 September 23, 2008

My Personal experiences with Racism Racism has always been a big topic in society, even during Jesus Christ time. I believe racism comes from independent thinking and views and how this view from family, friends and society forms us each day. Racism has to do a lot with social status, money, power, looks, sex and much more. Coming from a third world country I can really see the major differences of racism how they vary by culture and education. My experience in the United States as a young boy has formed my racism definition and view of society in general. One of the biggest influences in my life is my father name Evaristo Navarro in terms of racism, he came from an era where marrying a...show more content...

The guy uncle was a war veteran and he was constantly harassed by the young Puerto Rican kids in the neighborhood until they saw he was crazy and did not care if he had to take one of them out. I had another Italian–Irish friend and he told me in his block they would try to mess with him and some people would call him racial slurs while growing up in the Fordham section of the Bronx and he had to earn his respect. I worked as a paper boy and every time I was distributing paper there would be some Black folks and some young guys and the young guys would look at me and say look at that f.... white boy. I felt insulted because I am not white and I felt sorry for those kids because that was really ignorant of them to just talk about someone they do not even know, don't know my background nor culture. I thought New York City was bad when it came to racism until I moved to Cleveland Ohio. One day I was walking to my job in down town Cleveland when 5 hill billies across the street were kicking garbage cans and when they saw me they were like hey look at that spic and I just stare right at them waiting because I thought they were going to head my way but I thank god that they kept going another way. Another time I was walking on the Eastside of Cleveland and two kids saw me and they were pointing at me saying hey look that's a spic. I looked at them and I was shocked how can 2 little kids the ages of about 11 and 12 talk with such racist

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Racism, what does that word mean. To many people it means that ones ethnic stock is superior to others, but this is the dictionary definition. To me racism is; hate crimes, people bias towards certain ethnic groups, ignorance, intolerance. Hate crimes happen a lot because of racism, for example; in Georgia two white males beat a black man and drag him behind their truck in till his head was ripped off.(www.princeton.edu/bnsimon/race.html) All of this because of hisskin color. Hitler killed all those Jews because he thought he was better than them, more superior to them.

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The industry will be forced to find its own solutions to the problem. Agencies are responding to pressure by the south african government to sell equity to black partners as a condition for winning accounts. By setting up "token entities" with a black front. Twenty one blacks recently filed a 100 million federal law suit against Cracker Barral Old Country store Inc., accusing the nation wide chain of racism. Much of the law suit focuses on how the black people had to wait while white customers were seated and helped first. With aligations from the segragating black customers in the smoking section to deny them service. They are accused of racism in 175 cities or 30 states. They say they have enough evidence to suggest that the cracker barral is responsible for descriminating black. The spokesman for them denys everything. This most recent accusation is the largest civil rights law suit against a restaurant chain since Dennys settled a 46 million descrimination lawsuit in 1994. (Gomes–Sheftel Nasoan, Racism, ) Some Alaska natives were descriminated on by white males.(juneau Empire) They shot them many times with a paintball gun and filmed it, so they got caught. (Juneau Empire) The governor has emphasized that this is an

Racism. That is the one word that we have strived to get rid of in America since before the civil war, but we somehow have always made a complete 360 just when it begins to disappear. I feel like racism is the one problem that we have in America that affects our judgement, minds, and hearts.

The first phrase of the constitution "We the people..." is the base of our government. The fact that it says "We the people" and not "We the whites," "We the Christians," or "We the African Americans" shows that we are based on the fact that we are the people of America. We make up America and we help shape America, but we need to have open hearts and minds because that is what America is all about. Not only onerace, religion, gender, sexual orientation, Get

An underlying problem is promoting racism. It is the fact that a lot of people believe, and try to make they believe, that racism no longer exists. Many people today live their lives oblivious to what is happening in the world around them, often trying to convince themselves that racism is not a problem in their world. Others know all about the problem, but don't really realize that they themselves could possibly be adding to the problem by discriminating against someone else's human rights, and at the same time going around saying how open–minded they are. One of the main problems of racism is that many people live in racist conditions, without even seeing it. Often times it's in their school, workplace, community, or even in...show more content... Often times these people feel that just because a person is a certain color or race, that they must be a thief or a criminal. This is very typical in today's society and no one deserves to be prejudged like that. The prejudice of people in the world is disgusting. The worst part of it all is that they don't even know that they are doing it, often thinking that it is just normal behavior. There are people that don't realize that they are racist and then there are those people who are ignorant and unaware of racism in the world. They walk down the streets, through the stores and working at their job, completely oblivious. We don't see what is happening around us because we don't want to see it. If you take someone and put them in the heart of a racist area, would they notice the problems then or would they still deny or overlook the fact of racism? Those people who do not see that racism is a problem are almost as bad as the racists themselves. This is not to be taken in the wrong way; some people who ignore racism are those people who are trying to push racism out of their own lives and out of the world. However, as long as we have people who are unaware of the problem, it will continue to thrive.

In society today people look for an easy way out of problems. Most of the time, they can just blame their problems on other people or other races, Get more content

The concept of race and racism has transformed over time and is seen through the eyes of everyone in our world. It unfortunately seems to be the norm for the public to not only assume an individual 's race and to separate them to be distant from one another, but to also pigeon hole every race in a restricted category. This has been going on for so long that we would expect everyone to view society this way, however that might not be the case for all citizens within the United States. Now the question is, where do we learn these ideas from? How do people have this thoughts ingrained in their brain? There are many definitions of race, but how they come about? Whether it is from relatives, media, or even from blatantly witnessing it around us, everyone has a different way of learning what race is.

When speaking with my mother, Clara Salas, a short, humble woman with red/brown hair and a smile that could light up a room, she had quite a bit to say on the matter. Throughout our interview I flooded her with questions on racial construction and how she has came to know what race meant and what it was. First on how see saw race and if these so called divisions within the community wherever in place. Speaking with a soft yet firm tone, she began, "From a young age I never saw a behavioral difference or divide within racial groups because from where I was, everyone from all different racial crowds were integrated." She said. I looked at my mother in awe as though this was not

What is racism? That is a tough question. I think everyone almost makes their own interpretation of what is racist and what is not. There are so many influences in our world that makes it difficult to create your view on racism. I think racism is thinking that one group of people is more superior over another. The amount of hatred people have towards one another is heartbreaking. From a young age, I have been observing the world and developing my world view. Historical examples, modern examples, andGod's Word have all shaped my view onracism. As I have grown up I have learned about racism in history. There are many examples that we learn about in history class. One example that always comes to my mind when I think about race is during the Holocaust when the Jews were being killed by the Nazis because they were not considered humans. Another example is in the 1800's when America was divided because of slavery. I think as an American it is important to learn about slavery and the civil war to better understand what our country used to be like and what it has gone through. My mom has done a very good job in educating my sister and I about racism. I cannot count the times I have gone to Greenfield Village or the Henry Ford museum in my life and it has opened my eyes. At the museum and village, I got to see and experience hands on historical examples of what the African Americans had to go through. I got to see the different water fountains, schools, churches, and bathrooms for the different colors. And how they could only have certain jobs because they were considered dumb. I have sat in the exact seat Rosa Parks sat in when she refused to move to the back of the bus. I saw the housing and conditions that the slaves had to go through when working on the plantations and much more. It makes you step back and think about these events. It is hard to not relate because it happened years ago, but when you see it up close and personal it changes your thoughts. It is cool to see how our world has brought itself together after these tragic times, but many things are still going on today. The most modern one that I can think of lately is the Hurricanes that just happened. I loved seeing the pictures of all people of

Many things have been shared in this classroom environment. Issues have been studied that have caught the attention of the class and made them consider things that perhaps were not contemplated before. Over the past semester, one series of lessons have stood out to me more than any other. That particular set of lessons revolved around the issue of racism.

Racism has taken on a new comprehension within my thoughts and mind over the course of this semester. I had always considered racism a baneful idea and an even more wicked practice. We defined it as a prejudice based upon the color of one's skin or race. Although laws have outlawed the practice of segregation and racism, we have seen as a class that it is still practiced within a...show more content...

We have seen that racism isn't confined to the mountains of Tennessee, hills of Alabama, or plains of Mississippi. Racial discrimination is evident in every state and in many peoples.

We have come to see that it is not confined to Anglo–Americans, but can affect people from all racial or ethnic backgrounds. Most importantly, this course has allowed us to view this evil from a better understanding. We have been allowed to not only define racism, but to also view the roots and causes of it. We have discussed as a class the consequences that racial intolerance has held upon our society as a whole.

In our discussions and lessons about racism, we have learned about great American heroes who have stood up against bigotry. Rosa Parks, who as a young African–American woman who in 1963 refused to give up her bus seat to a white man, ignited a social revolution. Her righteous defiance led to a boycott of buses by African–Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, and also to laws that changed the legal nature of prejudice. We also learned about Martin Luther King, Jr., a man who stood against the tyranny of racial injustice by forming nonviolent protests. His marches, speeches, imprisonments, and even death ushered in the understanding of how important this issue was to our modern culture.

I appreciate all that I have learned within this class. It's not often that classes affect the way we see life. But this

Q– "From your point of view, how would you define racism?"

A– "Racism is when you, what I, what I think, is whenever you intentionally hold someone back because of their either skin color, ethnicity, or gender. But, race obviously implies race, so yeah whenever you're intentionally holding someone back, uh for your own personal gate."

2.Q– "Growing up, did you ever experience or witness racism towards you or your family?" A– "Uh, you know it's funny that you asked that question because a lot of times, you know I do. When I taught at Alton High, I had a lot of training and social justice and those kinds of things so it made me think about a lot about of my own family history. And uh, my mom definitely because I was a hidden pregnancy, and my mom, you know how she was working in town, uh she was a police dispatcher and at that time, they would go around and mark the tires. And she had people coming out of their businesses, uh you know, calling her "n–lover" and all those kinds of things, and chasing her, just being very brutal to her. But me, um I never really got that growing up. You know, kids are kids, and they would ask if I was mixed or whatever that was, but that was about the end of it, it was more like curiosity and just once...show more content...

Q– "Does the novel seem to think that racism will eventually be overcome or remain the same?" A– "The way the novel's portrayed or at least my reading of it is it's gonna stay the same because they're almost locked into their social roles and their society roles and their expectations. They don't feel like anything is going to change, especially in that situation. You have a small town that's really outgrowing, there's nothing new coming in, there's no progressive types of things that are changing anything. Um, the novel's portrayed, in my opinion as this is how it is, this is how it's always gonna be, and those people that do things differently, like Atticus are kind of the outsiders of, of the

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Racism Today

I believe that racism still a problem today, because we can find racism almost everywhere we go. We usually hear, or even sometimes witness racism. Another reason why racism is still a problem is because people connect world problems with racism. For example the Ferguson shooting is believed by some to be a racist act because a white officer shot a black man. However, most do not understand that the officer was in fact attacked first, and was given no other choice but to shoot. I think that if the officer there was a black officer in the same exact situation this would not be viewed as a racist action. I feel that racism only exists today because adults teach their kids to hate, or stereotype certain races. Since no one is born

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Racism in America

"Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and it deserves to be met head–on and stamped out." – Pierre Berton

Racism is the unjust hate for any people who are simply different for a various array of reasons. It is all around us and always will be, but that does not give us the right to be passive on the subject. This discrimination against culturally diverse people is hurting our " land of the free", one racist remark at a time.

So what is racism? According to the Webster's New World Dictionary, racism is: the practice of racial discrimination, segregation, etc. Racism anti semitism against a certain race, religion, or group of people. A huge example of this is the Jewish Holocaust. From 1939–1945 the Jewish population was scapegoated for all of Germany's problems after World War l, resulting in the death of 6 million Jews. This is why racism has to stop, so history doesn't repeat itself. Another huge factor to why racism exists is because of the fact that people make general, uneducated assumptions about different racial groups, the first steps to prejudice. Besides, America is a free and independent nation. The Pledge of Allegiance, a part of an American's daily life clearly states: "...with liberty and justice for all." How can you pledge your full allegiance to America everyday and then ignore the very last part? America has, is, and always will be a melting pot of cultures and tongues, and just

Everyone is aware of the word, Racism, but does everybody understand the true meaning of the word racism? Some believe racism is something from the past, such as the slavery period or the education we got in our history class. Although, movies, songs, radio station, cartoons, and jokes that we all watch, follow, and laugh at has some kind of impact of being racist. Almost everything that goes around in our daily life is considered being racist but instead it is masked by "hate crime" and "Discrimination". Racism has existed since the world has begun. Whether people will realize it or not but it will always be an issue in our society. It is used in so many different ways that many are not aware of. The number one reason behind racism is the...show more content...

At the arrival of the Punishment Island they will be dyed the color "Orange is the new Black", and there will be a set schedule for everyone to follow. From five in the morning till noon there will be classes held to learn to get along with each other. Group activities that will involve task such as, giving hugs to one another hear each other's problem, sing happy songs, and come up with a solution as a team. Learn to accept each other the way we were born. Holding hands will symbolize to accept one another. Each one of us are born different but what we all have in common is called a heart that beats the same way as everyone else's. And the heart serves only one purpose which is to love each other and spread the love. From noon to mid–night you are free to do whatever you want. However, if you decide to fight or kill each other you are on your own. There will be no law to protect you. All crimes that happen on the Punishment Island are legal. The only way to survive the Punishment Island is to end racism.

If after 90 days there is still no improvement and everyone's behavior is still the same then you will start to disappear little by little. No human bodies remain will be left behind. Matter of fact no one will ever find out what exactly happened on that Punishment Island. It was and always be a

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Racism is one of those unusual things which seem to escape the understanding of clear and to the point definition. Racism is a system of racial discrimination and prejudice. The concept of race as classifying people can be seen as misleading people and prejudicial as far as it's involved in the quality of human life. The term race has been quite confusing because of its four principle connotations.

1. Physical anthropologists have called races the various subspecies of the human race characterized by certain phonotypical and genotypic traits.

2. Laymen have profusely used the word race to describe a human group that shares certain cultural characteristics such as language or religion.

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Racism is never pushed to the side. For example when a white law school student at Georgetown reported that black students were not as qualified as white students, it made a big controversy about racism. If the student would have murdered some one it would have caused less attention. Racism is an obsession. Universities are always on top of it, newspapers and politicians reject it, churches are against it, and America is strained with it.

Insurance Fund of New York made a company pamphlet in which she explains that all whites are racist and that only whites can be racist.(Thomas Jackson, What is Racism? PublishedAlthough some blacks and liberal whites acknowledge that non – whites have been forced into it as self defense because of centuries of white oppression. What would be called racism when done by whites is thought to be normal when done by any one else. The opposite is also true. At a few college campuses, students that disagree with affirmative action have set up a student union for whites, analogous to those for blacks, Hispanics, etc, and have been accused of being racists. Today, one of the favorite slogans that define the unorganized quality of American Racism is "celebration of diversity". People have begun to realize that "diversity" is always achieved at the expense of whites, and never the other way Get

What is Racism?

Racism in Our Society

Race relations are becoming increasingly important in our civilization. Despite this increasing importance, the question, 'Is our society racist?' is commonly debated. After investigating this subject, it is evident to me that American society is racist. There are various definitions of bothracism and society. It is important to clearly define these terms when addressing such a controversial and emotional issue. 'Racism' is defined by Merriam–Webster as "a belief that race is the primary determinant of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race" or "racial prejudice or discrimination". The latter of these two definitions is what I will use...show more content...

The Civil War itself took place in large part because of racism via slavery. Although the side favoring an end to slavery won the war, this heightened racism in many ways. No longer in control of the black population in the South, many white landowners' hate towards blacks grew. They could not handle that blacks might actually be considered human. This rage led to violent lynching and murders. Although slavery was ended by means of the Civil War, violent acts against blacks in the south continued. The racism following the Civil War continued well into the 20th century. By the 1950's, discrimination had become such a problem in society that politicians became greatly involved in trying to equalize the rights of minorities with those of the majority. This effort for equality by politicians furthered hate and suffering for minorities in America. Incidents such as the bombing in Mississippi and the burning of many black churches in the South spread throughout much of America. Finally, by 1964, minorities were granted equal rights in society. These equal rights, however, were in writing only and not strictly enforced. Racism continued to fester in various areas of America. The spread of racism has continued into present society. Church burnings in the South continue despite society's self–proclaimed tolerance of minorities. Along with these acts of hate, there are numerous hate groups that

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Definition Essay: Racism

Definition: Racism

Racism is the unequal treatment of the human beings on the basis of their skin color. Racism is believed to have existed as long as human beings have been in the world. It is usually associated with the skin color of a person, which makes one be distinguished from a certain race or community. The wordracism happened to be common in 1600s due to the enslavement of the Africans by the Americans and Europeans. One of the common examples of racism was Americans' discrimination against the Africans during the early 1600s. Though it is believed that slavery has existed since ancient times, the most outstanding one was the one practiced by the Americans. The dark–skinned people were enslaved on the whites' farms under...show more content...

In our daily lives, one may note that some activities tend to favor some people or a group that is dominant in a certain area. This can be considered institutional racism. According to Memmi (2000), institutional racism usually aims at barring anyone from interfering with the advantages of the dominant group in a given geographical location. The best example of this kind of racism was the Apartheid in South Africa. The British tried to protect their lavish lifestyles by preventing the Africans from attending the same schools with them. In addition, the Africans were not allowed to use the same roads or eat in the same cafes with the whites. Lastly, there is also new racism. Fredrickson (2003) considers new racism as covering the cultural matters. The belief that a certain race has a culture which is superior to that of another race is termed as new racism. Some communities may view the cultural practices of a certain community as inferior to theirs. Concerning this, they try to colonize the others through assimilating them into their culture. Culture is also concerned with the way people dress. In conclusion, there is an opinion that racism has existed since the BC era. Despite this, it is believed it actually commenced in 1619 when slavery arose in the US. During this period, people were enslaved and discriminated on the basis of their color type. However, there are different types of racism, and they include new racism, historical