When the racial incidents of the University of Missouri System made it to the national headlines it looked like the banner of racism was back, the incident reminded us that racial inequality was a serious issue in the United States, a topic many have forgotten. To myself and many others, the civil right movements in the 60s and the 70s seemed to have “solved” the problem of racial segregation, but in truth as we all see today, that was not the case. The discussion of racial topics was often mentioned and discussed in a somewhat inconsistent manner. Just like the topic of gun violence and the control of it, when major shootings happened, it gained a lot more momentum, but when these headlines died down, the topic was seemingly dropped out of
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According news outlet the Maneater, the two students who scattered cotton were sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation and 40 hours of community service for a class A misdemeanor of littering. I do not know the full details of how the sentencing came upon, maybe the students made a deal with the university so that they could get away with a less serious sentence, but regardless, they were not charged with anything related to racial discrimination. Though the students were punishment, I did not think it sent a strong enough …show more content…
With the student government president’s action, it showed that it was not the first time he was discriminated against and what the media saw was probably just the tip of the iceberg. Though the university responded with a statement, no actions were taken. It was not until a more serious racial incident that forced the University to respond with physical action; promising training for faculty and staff. However, from the responses of the students and the football team, it was obvious that the students were not satisfied. The later reactions of the President showed signs of removal as well, not only did he not respond to the student’s complain, but he was seen to have “smiled and
According news outlet the Maneater, the two students who scattered cotton were sentenced to two years of unsupervised probation and 40 hours of community service for a class A misdemeanor of littering. I do not know the full details of how the sentencing came upon, maybe the students made a deal with the university so that they could get away with a less serious sentence, but regardless, they were not charged with anything related to racial discrimination. Though the students were punishment, I did not think it sent a strong enough …show more content…
With the student government president’s action, it showed that it was not the first time he was discriminated against and what the media saw was probably just the tip of the iceberg. Though the university responded with a statement, no actions were taken. It was not until a more serious racial incident that forced the University to respond with physical action; promising training for faculty and staff. However, from the responses of the students and the football team, it was obvious that the students were not satisfied. The later reactions of the President showed signs of removal as well, not only did he not respond to the student’s complain, but he was seen to have “smiled and