America is a racially diverse community, but still seems to have many racial issues. In the 1900s, a lot of racism existed; The civil rights movement, which included the Montgomery bus boycott, abolished most of the racism that existed at that time. There are many cases of racism against skin color and other culture, most of this is caused by the ignorance of other skin colors or other cultures. Around the world, there are many different cases of racial acts against other races. Racism isn't something we can get rid of easily, but it's possible. Despite significant progress in past years, racial discrimination remains a significant problem in the United States today.
In the 1900s, Rosa Parks, an African American lady, was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to give up her seat so that a white passenger could have a seat. Parks arrest led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. During this boycott, the African American citizens of Montgomery refused to ride the city's buses in protest over the racial segregation policy of the buses. Martin Luther King, Jr. Served as the leader of the boycott. In November 1956, a ruling of the supreme Court stated that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional, and the bus boycott …show more content…
Many people are not aware of how much racism still exists in our schools, workforces, and other places where social lives are occurring. It is obvious that racism is as bad as it was many, many decades ago. An individual cannot be born racist but only learn to be one as they grow into adulthood. It is the racist caregivers that raise the children that instill racism into them. Racist parents will keep their kids from the kids of the opposite race, putting it into the kids minds that they can only play with kids of their color; Exhibiting this raises them into adulthood being a racist. Racism is even a problem among our armed forces, the ones who fight for our
In the 1900s, Rosa Parks, an African American lady, was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama for refusing to give up her seat so that a white passenger could have a seat. Parks arrest led to the Montgomery Bus Boycott. During this boycott, the African American citizens of Montgomery refused to ride the city's buses in protest over the racial segregation policy of the buses. Martin Luther King, Jr. Served as the leader of the boycott. In November 1956, a ruling of the supreme Court stated that segregation on public buses was unconstitutional, and the bus boycott …show more content…
Many people are not aware of how much racism still exists in our schools, workforces, and other places where social lives are occurring. It is obvious that racism is as bad as it was many, many decades ago. An individual cannot be born racist but only learn to be one as they grow into adulthood. It is the racist caregivers that raise the children that instill racism into them. Racist parents will keep their kids from the kids of the opposite race, putting it into the kids minds that they can only play with kids of their color; Exhibiting this raises them into adulthood being a racist. Racism is even a problem among our armed forces, the ones who fight for our