“History …is not merely something to be read. And it does not refer merely, or even principally, to the past. On the contrary, the great force of history comes from the fact that we carry it within us, are unconsciously controlled by its many ways, and history is literally present in all that we do…And it is with great pain and terror that one begins to realize this. In great pain and terror one begins to assess the history, which has placed one where one is and formed one’s point of view. In great pain and terror, because, therefore, one enters into battle with that historical creation, Oneself.” —James Baldwin
No we aren’t at the bondage of external racism, but as the years have gone by its turned into more of an internal racism. Yes we no longer have legalize slavery, but we are still treated in ways that are unfair. It’s just in a modernized way. “We inherit the belief that the past does not matter – we can start over, we can go beyond the racial thinking that, deep down, nearly every American has known is not a wise way of thinking – the funny and often tragic part being that this anti-historical belief is itself an inheritance from our past.” —Scott L. Malcomson
White Supremacy is …show more content…
They were able to vote and attend good schools. There is no more segregation and for a while life as an African American wasn’t at the high level of difficulty it once was before. In 2008, we had an African American president. Everything seemed to be moving forward or at least that’s what they wanted us to believe. On the evening of February 26th, 2012 Trayvon Martin ,an unarmed 17-year-old African American student, was confronted, shot, and killed near his home by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman was not found guilty. August 9th, 2014 Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was shot dead by Darren Wilson, a white police officer. Wilson was not let go from his
No we aren’t at the bondage of external racism, but as the years have gone by its turned into more of an internal racism. Yes we no longer have legalize slavery, but we are still treated in ways that are unfair. It’s just in a modernized way. “We inherit the belief that the past does not matter – we can start over, we can go beyond the racial thinking that, deep down, nearly every American has known is not a wise way of thinking – the funny and often tragic part being that this anti-historical belief is itself an inheritance from our past.” —Scott L. Malcomson
White Supremacy is …show more content…
They were able to vote and attend good schools. There is no more segregation and for a while life as an African American wasn’t at the high level of difficulty it once was before. In 2008, we had an African American president. Everything seemed to be moving forward or at least that’s what they wanted us to believe. On the evening of February 26th, 2012 Trayvon Martin ,an unarmed 17-year-old African American student, was confronted, shot, and killed near his home by George Zimmerman, a neighborhood watch captain in Sanford, Florida. Zimmerman was not found guilty. August 9th, 2014 Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was shot dead by Darren Wilson, a white police officer. Wilson was not let go from his