Essay On Racism And Segregation

Racism and segregation has a mass history in the United States, which has impacted our society greatly. There were many riots, boycotts, and strikes which occurred throughout the 1900’s. Many people simply wanted peace and to bring everyone together no matter what race or color. Others wanted to be separated from people with a different skin color and race. Whites and blacks were being separated from bathrooms and even restaurants. This resulted in conflict between our society which left many killed and injured. It took so much power to bring our society together as a whole. Fighting for equal rights is no problem; however, it has to be done in peace. Violence was not going to solve the solution. It was just going to make the problem grow bigger and become worse as the race riots of 1919. Riots after riots occurred all across the United States and one of the well-known riot which happened in 1919 were the race riots in Chicago. This riot simply caused families to lose …show more content…
“White mobs attacked isolated blacks. Blacks attacked isolated whites. John Mills, a black Stockyards worker, was riding home when a mob stopped his streetcar and beat him to death. Casmero Lazeroni, a white peddler, was pulled from his horse-drawn wagon and stabbed to death. Thirty-eight people died--23 blacks and 15 whites.” Each of these individuals were innocent. They had done nothing wrong. They were just simply living their own life. Racism can have a huge effect on our society. The gangs and mobs that broke out after the incident of the young black man’s death impacted our society as a whole. Not in a positive way, but a negative way. Many lives were lost in the year of 1919. Mobs and gangs didn’t attack the ones that have harmed our society. Instead they decide to kill the ones who have done no harm such as John Mills and Casmero