The Evolution of Race Relations For centuries, race has been a defining factor in society. It has been the root of protests, wars, and segregation. Race has also been a crucial part of the history and culture of the world. People often use race as a tool for separating people into groups; most commonly titled as the upper and lower class.Throughout history, one’s race has been the deciding factor in future occupation, social class, and what rights they would be given from birth. In some areas of the world, relations between different races have improved dramatically over time. Though some conditions have improved, it took a substantial amount of time to see any differences in the ways people of certain racial groups were treated. From the
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It does not matter what race or culture group that person belongs to: no matter what, he will be given a fair trial. This was not the case during the early nineteenth century. If a white person accused a black person of committing a crime, the black person was almost always convicted. Though they were often given trials in a court of law, the trials were mostly just treated as a casualty. In many cases, when there was evidence that proved a black man was innocent, it was overlooked. Also, when it gave time for the jury to give a verdict on a black man’s case, the entire jury was usually white. Considering many white people were racist during this time period, the verdict was almost always guilty. Therefore, several innocent black men were either forced to spend their life behind bars, or they were executed. For example, in 1931, nine black teenage boys were taken to jail after participating in a stone-throwing fight while aboard a train near Scottsboro, Alabama. Two women, Victoria Price and Ruby Bates, were at the jailhouse when the boys arrived and accused them of gang raping them while they were on the train. During the many trials of “The Scottsboro Boys”, multiple pieces of evidence that proved them to be innocent arose. For example, a doctor named R.R. Bridges examined both of the women less than twelve hours after the rape had supposedly occurred. He found no signs of blood or …show more content…
In the George Zimmerman trial, it was between a hispanic man and a black teenage boy. On February 26, 2012, a black seventeen-year-old named Trayvon Martin was walking home from a gas station while talking to his friend on the phone. While he was walking in the rain, a hispanic man named George Zimmerman saw him walking while driving and decided for no logical reason that the boy appeared suspicious. Zimmerman then contacted local authorities. He admitted to the police that he had been following Martin, who had began to run in fear for his safety. Zimmerman’s version of the story explained that Martin attacked him on his way back to his car and then he shot him in self-defense. The girl that Martin was talking to on the phone said that his phone was still on during the incident and she heard him say, “Why are you following me for?” She then heard what sounded like people rolling on wet grass and the sounds of Martin saying, “Get off me.” During the trial, Zimmerman faced a jury of six people made up of five white women and one Hispanic woman. The gave the verdict that George Zimmerman was not guilty of murder, and on February 24, 2015, the investigation in the death of Trayvon Martin was closed. No charges were ever filed. Even after decades of time, black people are still not getting the justice they deserve
It does not matter what race or culture group that person belongs to: no matter what, he will be given a fair trial. This was not the case during the early nineteenth century. If a white person accused a black person of committing a crime, the black person was almost always convicted. Though they were often given trials in a court of law, the trials were mostly just treated as a casualty. In many cases, when there was evidence that proved a black man was innocent, it was overlooked. Also, when it gave time for the jury to give a verdict on a black man’s case, the entire jury was usually white. Considering many white people were racist during this time period, the verdict was almost always guilty. Therefore, several innocent black men were either forced to spend their life behind bars, or they were executed. For example, in 1931, nine black teenage boys were taken to jail after participating in a stone-throwing fight while aboard a train near Scottsboro, Alabama. Two women, Victoria Price and Ruby Bates, were at the jailhouse when the boys arrived and accused them of gang raping them while they were on the train. During the many trials of “The Scottsboro Boys”, multiple pieces of evidence that proved them to be innocent arose. For example, a doctor named R.R. Bridges examined both of the women less than twelve hours after the rape had supposedly occurred. He found no signs of blood or …show more content…
In the George Zimmerman trial, it was between a hispanic man and a black teenage boy. On February 26, 2012, a black seventeen-year-old named Trayvon Martin was walking home from a gas station while talking to his friend on the phone. While he was walking in the rain, a hispanic man named George Zimmerman saw him walking while driving and decided for no logical reason that the boy appeared suspicious. Zimmerman then contacted local authorities. He admitted to the police that he had been following Martin, who had began to run in fear for his safety. Zimmerman’s version of the story explained that Martin attacked him on his way back to his car and then he shot him in self-defense. The girl that Martin was talking to on the phone said that his phone was still on during the incident and she heard him say, “Why are you following me for?” She then heard what sounded like people rolling on wet grass and the sounds of Martin saying, “Get off me.” During the trial, Zimmerman faced a jury of six people made up of five white women and one Hispanic woman. The gave the verdict that George Zimmerman was not guilty of murder, and on February 24, 2015, the investigation in the death of Trayvon Martin was closed. No charges were ever filed. Even after decades of time, black people are still not getting the justice they deserve