Discrimination Against Minorities

One issue that still seems to be quite a problem in the United States is racism and discrimination against minorities. Even though the civil rights movement was a while ago, and we as a country have made progress since then, it is still something we see and hear about almost every day. In a perfect world, I believe we should all be treated equally regardless of how we look on the outside, or what religion we follow. I think eventually most of all racism will die out, but there will always be some individuals who are stubborn and refuse to treat others as equals. While American has always been a mostly white country, every year more and more minorities are coming to this country, and soon enough, whites will be the minority. It has been proven that a majority of racism comes from a lack of education. There is still quite a bit of ignorance when it comes to other races and ethnicities. Some people tend to go by stereotypes they hear, and treat others unfairly because of that. It is common for rural areas, especially in the South, to have more bigoted and racist views. These areas, coincidentally, also often poor education and large …show more content…
This is when the “black lives matter” movement started, after numerous black men and women had their lives taken by police officers. After this, there seemed to be a war with African-Americans and cops. America was divided on this topic, some believing that cops were genuinely racist, while others believed the murders were justified, and police were just trying to defend themselves. Unfortunately, we will never truly know what happened in many of these cases. Even with devises such a police body cameras, sometimes they aren’t always reliable and it isn’t easy to tell exactly what was going on. It is hard to draw the line between a cop who is truly racist, and one who is just trying to do their job and protect the public from dangerous