The New Jim Crow Essay

Currently, the United States finds itself in a very similar situation when compared to the era of Civli Rights and the fight for equality. One might be watching the news and or reading a newspaper and will see videos or images of police brutality or protests bearing a striking similarity to that of the South in the 1950s. Since the time of the Civil Rights movement and all progress that was made regarding the ending of the legal marginalization and mistreatment of African Americans, it sees like the United States is going in a backwards spiral and reverting back to its old ways in a more subliminal manner. We are now in a state of, “The New Jim Crow,” where minorities are being treated in the same ways that they were in the past, a state where the letter of the law isn’t being broke, but the spirit of it is. With the deaths of Trayvon, Martin, Eric Garner, and Mike Brown being the mosts recent and relevant in the media, we have to question where the state of the Unites Staes will be in the next several decades. It is naive for anyone to think that at some point in time, …show more content…
Censuses are projecting that by the year 2050, the United States will see a population shift, one where white people will be the minority groups in terms of population demographics. What society needs to establish is that when this happens, the presentation of the majority groups need to be visible in how society and government functions. This change in population should not result in a increase in serration by white individuals leaving certain areas to avoid diversity, but a change of mindset and approach should result in it. As the world becomes more divers so should government, and when diversity is in congress, it must not only be a physical representation, but one of action and aid that will push for racial equality through policy and