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The social issue I chose as my topic is racism. If you ever questioned what it would be like to live in the 1930’s or 1950’s, you don’t have to look far. Right now at this moment America is living through it. The individuals involve are presenting how ugly America really is. Dressed in khakis and polo’s, bearing torches, putting on Nazi memorabilia, and chanting anti-black, anti-immigrant, anti-LGBT, anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim chants, white supremacist racists have descended on Charlottesville, VA

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Racism in AmericaRacism, the “feelings or actions of hatred and bigotry toward a person or persons because of their race”, has always been an issue in America since its founding (Webster). Until the mid-1800’s, racism existed in the form of slavery. Africans were brought to America to be bought, sold, and traded amongst farmers and plantation owners. Oftentimes, families were separated and sold to different owners. They were forced to work endlessly and were often beaten if they failed to adequately

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Kathy SzelagCAS 320Racism in AmericaRacism is an uncomfortable topic to address and talk to others about because of its history in our country. And there have been historical events in America regarding racism that go hundreds of years back. However, racism is still evident within our society because of contemporary structural factors that continue on with these historical injustices. Currently, our country is being divided because of racism, President Trump and his administration have made so

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“One of the worst things about racism is what it does to young people.” -Alvin Ailey. Ever since the start of the country there is no doubt racism is present. Some believe racism ended with slavery, while others belief racism is sticking to America like a leech. Racism is any type of discrimination, stereotypes, or belief any race is inferior to another. In 2017 racism is still very present in America just as it was in the 1930s.Racism is still a large problem in the US, however not all people

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Racism will keep a society chained to the ground one foot nailed to the floor (Rollins), racism is like being slaves it is not possible for societies to move on when we keep this chain on forever and ever people must see that hate will never be the solution the only thing this world needs is love, love to each other it is the only way to be happy racism separates everyone. Racism is a wide word, but the importance is to realize that racism is hurting everyone.“Racism is a huge factor one of the

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and inequity ever felt by minority groups comes from White racism, expands it into many different examples. While reading his book, I decided to research for myself if his opinions were just that, or had evidence and facts. What I found was a combination. As much as I would love to say that racism hasn’t existed in this country since 1964, that’s unfortunately not true. And while that is true, the bulk of the evidence pointed away from racism in the

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There is surely no nation in the world that holds "racism" in greater horror than does the United States. Compared to other kinds of offenses, it is thought to be somehow more reprehensible. The press and public have become so used to tales of murder, rape, robbery, and arson, that any but the most spectacular crimes are shrugged off as part of the inevitable texture of American life. "Racism" is never shrugged off. For example, when a White Georgetown Law School student reported earlier this year

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Many people believe that racism in America is an issue of the past. Slavery has been abolished, segregation is no longer prevalent, and the last president of the United States was African American. While these facts prove that the U.S. has come a long way since the development of Jim Crow Laws and the ⅗ Compromise, racism has still not been defeated. In the past, America’s political system made it possible for racism and slavery to thrive. Today, America does not allow for segregation or discrimination

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Racism has taken on several forms in America over the past several hundred years. The most substantial or well known is the plight of the African American slaves and the injustices they suffered. Today, a new form of racism is developing; one that has always been around but has now entered the forefront of most Americans minds. This new racism is against members of the Middle Eastern culture and religion. The actions of September 11th have not created a new problem, they have just shed light

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Racism seems to be a cultural crutch that stems from the hatred and backwash of American history, leading us to believe we can still turn a blind eye to how it affects our daily lives in a major way today. But what if we were colorblind? Would this change the way we see ourselves? Whether we know it or not racism and the concept of race itself affects everybody daily. It affects us as a country, as a person, politically, and socially. As Coates makes it very clear that race on its own causes racism

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