Effects Of Prejudice On Society

A society that practices prejudice is intolerant and problematic for the opressed and dysfunctional for both the oppressed and the oppressor. The word prejudice means to have “an unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reasoning ”. Prejudice can lead to and ties well with discrimination and racism. Prejudice can make a person feel terrible. It also has negative mental effects such depression, sadness, and anxiety on a person . During the time Anna moody was growing up, there were many types of prejudice. There were gender, racial, class, and many more prejudice. The main one most people know the Racial. Most white people treated blacks like they were less. White people thought that they were better …show more content…
Anne went to the movies often with her Mama. She did not notice earlier what she noticed this time. She and her family usually sat in the balcony with the other Negroes while the whites sat downstairs. One Saturday, Moody got to the movies at the same time as her white friends. She wanted to sit with her white friends but her mother yelled at her for stepping into the “white lobby.” Moody’s mother forced them to leave the theater without watching the movie. On their way home, she explained to Anne that she is black and is not allowed to sit downstairs with the whites. Up until this point, Anne Moody did not notice how the prejudice around her affected her first hand. After this incident, Moody did not spend time with her white friends anymore because things were no longer the same between her and her friends . This transition that Moody goes through is one that was observed often at this time of racism is prejudice. Kids are naïve and unaware of their place in society – both privileged and at the top or at the lowest point. If parents practice liberal beliefs and model for their kids as so, their kids, similarly, tend to be tolerant of different views around them . Unfortunately, white children in this time of extreme racism were taught prejudice against the blacks. They began to view themselves as superior and children of color began to view themselves as …show more content…
These students walked into a Woolworth and wanted to order lunch. The manager refused to serve them because they were black. He advised they leave, but the four black students did not move. Police was called to the scene, but could not take any action because it was a peaceful protest . Although the college students were not served, they stayed at the counter until closing time. Impressed by this form of peaceful protesting, other students of color joined this movement. The second day, fifteen other students participated in the sit in. By the third day, three hundred joined. As the movement progressed, up to one thousand students participated in the Woolworth sit-ins . Anne Moody was one of those students.
Ignoring her mothers’ advice, Moody takes part in another sit-in. During the sit-in, an angry white mob shows up and physically attacked Moody and those protesting with her . They continue to sit in and be attacked. They were persistent and did not move. Eventually, the store manager closed the store due to the chaos. While escorting the store, Moody and her fellow protestors were not offered the safety they desperately needed from Mississippi’s law enforcement. Although a line was formed to allow them to escort, the angry white mob was able to throw things they collected at the peaceful protestors