The Racial Divide In American: a Response to Life Support
The first line of the Declaration of Independence states; “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Unfortunately, The United Stated of America did not live up to it’s own creed. It wasn’t too long ago in the United States when prejudice, racism and slavery ran wild. The United States was founded upon slavery and the exploitations of African Americans, stripping these men and women of color of their freedoms, liberties, and happiness; directly contradicting one our countries most precious values. Thankfully, …show more content…
Despite her panicking briefly inside of her head, she was able to keep herself composed on the outside, and did not express how she truly felt at all. If I found myself in the home of an individual whom was part of a terror group famous for persecuting people of my type, I would panic and instantly run to safety, fearing for my life. Thankfully for Stephanie, it appears that she was much stronger mentally than myself. She was able to put her mind over her matter and ended up completing her job despite the daunting confederate flags and the KKK garment proudly displayed. Summerville’s actions speak volumes about her professionalism as well as her character. The fact that Summerville stayed in her patient’s home, let alone care for him, clearly demonstrates how brave, fearless, and strong this young lady truly …show more content…
It is almost impossible for myself as a privileged, upper-class white male to understand the prejudice and blatant racism that many African Americans, such as Ms. Summerville, have to endure, just because of the color of their skin. It is nauseating that for how far society has progressed, large groups of people are still facing biases for factors that they can not control. I long for the day the United States of America progresses enough to become truly colorblind, and for the day that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s two major dreams comes true; The dream that his four little children would one day live in a nation where they would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their
The first line of the Declaration of Independence states; “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Unfortunately, The United Stated of America did not live up to it’s own creed. It wasn’t too long ago in the United States when prejudice, racism and slavery ran wild. The United States was founded upon slavery and the exploitations of African Americans, stripping these men and women of color of their freedoms, liberties, and happiness; directly contradicting one our countries most precious values. Thankfully, …show more content…
Despite her panicking briefly inside of her head, she was able to keep herself composed on the outside, and did not express how she truly felt at all. If I found myself in the home of an individual whom was part of a terror group famous for persecuting people of my type, I would panic and instantly run to safety, fearing for my life. Thankfully for Stephanie, it appears that she was much stronger mentally than myself. She was able to put her mind over her matter and ended up completing her job despite the daunting confederate flags and the KKK garment proudly displayed. Summerville’s actions speak volumes about her professionalism as well as her character. The fact that Summerville stayed in her patient’s home, let alone care for him, clearly demonstrates how brave, fearless, and strong this young lady truly …show more content…
It is almost impossible for myself as a privileged, upper-class white male to understand the prejudice and blatant racism that many African Americans, such as Ms. Summerville, have to endure, just because of the color of their skin. It is nauseating that for how far society has progressed, large groups of people are still facing biases for factors that they can not control. I long for the day the United States of America progresses enough to become truly colorblind, and for the day that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s two major dreams comes true; The dream that his four little children would one day live in a nation where they would not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their