Black Lives Matter
The Black Lives Matter movement is a well-known campaign which was formed by the African American community. The community rally together to protest against police brutality, racial profiling, and civil inequality of African Americans. The “Black Lives Matter” movement has drawn attention to racial issues that we face as a race of people and to the needs of our community. However, The Black Lives Matter movement is becoming less important than it really is because some don’t quite understand the significance of the movement. Whenever there’s white vs. black issues, people of minority are quick to say black lives matter which is making it more of a euphemism that’s used in our society against white’s and people of racism. Although, racism is an issue of all races, in America, it’s more common amongst black and white Americans. Throughout this essay I will touch basis on the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement. …show more content…
Historical figures like Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Fredrick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr, and Rosa Parks all fought for independence. Nat Turner led a slave rebellion which resulted in the deaths of many whites. Harriet Tubman helped free slaves through the underground railroad. Minorities were discriminated against, treated poorly and unfairly. Schools and restaurants were segregated. Blacks didn’t even have the right to vote. Since the abolishment of slavery our nation ethnically. However, racism still exist today. From my own personal experience while working in retail where the majority of the customers are Caucasians, I often speak to customers but I am not spoken to. I offer to assist customers and get ignored because of the color of my
The Black Lives Matter movement is a well-known campaign which was formed by the African American community. The community rally together to protest against police brutality, racial profiling, and civil inequality of African Americans. The “Black Lives Matter” movement has drawn attention to racial issues that we face as a race of people and to the needs of our community. However, The Black Lives Matter movement is becoming less important than it really is because some don’t quite understand the significance of the movement. Whenever there’s white vs. black issues, people of minority are quick to say black lives matter which is making it more of a euphemism that’s used in our society against white’s and people of racism. Although, racism is an issue of all races, in America, it’s more common amongst black and white Americans. Throughout this essay I will touch basis on the importance of the Black Lives Matter movement. …show more content…
Historical figures like Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, Fredrick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr, and Rosa Parks all fought for independence. Nat Turner led a slave rebellion which resulted in the deaths of many whites. Harriet Tubman helped free slaves through the underground railroad. Minorities were discriminated against, treated poorly and unfairly. Schools and restaurants were segregated. Blacks didn’t even have the right to vote. Since the abolishment of slavery our nation ethnically. However, racism still exist today. From my own personal experience while working in retail where the majority of the customers are Caucasians, I often speak to customers but I am not spoken to. I offer to assist customers and get ignored because of the color of my