Racism In The 19th Century

¬ Racism is one of the undesirable scars, still left on Americans’ skin. It acts as a reminder of the gaping wound that was brought about by the horror and inhumanity of the slave trade that dates back to 1500s. Despite the fact that Americans have made great progress towards alleviating this stigma in a period of a century and a half, racism has not disappeared by no means. Slave trade and slavery were disavowed by US government in the form of the Abraham Lincolns Emancipation Proclamation in 1860. After all the years since slavery has been stopped, it still rears the ugly head in today’s world in myriad forms. Despite the fact that there are lots of famous black people gaining their fames in sports and entertainment business and even Barack Obama was elected as the first coloured president …show more content…
The denial of the right to education continued over the centuries. It prevailed in the 1600s and the 1700s. During the 19th century, everyone had different thoughts about slavery, whether the practice was good or bad. This culminated in one fierce war between slaves and the white owners: the American Civil War.However, African Americans did not remain silent during the era of slavery. In this period, some of the slaves really struggled hard to move away from their past stereotype. Although the breakthrough was easy, a small percentage managed to draw away from slavery and started to teach themselves how to write and read. They even moved a step further to teach others literacy skills. During the civil war, some blacks were involved in the fighting. The ones with more education were elected to lead the constitutional war and helped form black movements champion various rights. When the north defeated the south, slaves in the north were freed from bondage. Although the slaves were freed, however, this did not necessarily mean that they will be free from the prejudice that greatly permeated the