Introduction In the United States, the government has put into place various strategies to prevent or reduce racism. Most of these strategies have been aimed at encouraging equality and reducing discrimination. If all the strategies that have been put into place are working, then there is no need for individuals to wary about discriminations. However, various incidences in the United States have brought to question the commitments of Americans to end racial discrimination. Racial tension between Whites and Blacks was well demonstrated during the riots and looting that followed the deaths of Michael Brown. The 17-year old was shot by police in the suburb of St. Louis (Altman, 2014). Given that the victim was not armed, and had attempted to
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As has been pointed out in the article, Where Do We Go after Ferguson?, the African Americans felt that the death will not be given a fair consideration by the criminal justice system in the state. The happenings in Ferguson bring back the memories of the past (Dyson, 2014). Indeed, the main reason that most African Americans took to the streets was because of the past experiences in similar cases. Living in most parts of the United States, particularly in the South, was not easy for African Americans during the early parts of the 20th century. Segregation and discrimination from the whites ensured that the African Americans were treated as second class citizens with few or no rights at all. Going to college was particularly difficult for most African Americans. Given the segregated nature of the American society at the time, it was not easy for African Americans to find segregated colleges where they could pursue careers of their choice. This means higher education is a big tassel due to the segregation in the society. However, the declaration by the Supreme Court gave a new meaning for African Americans. For the first time they were able to chose universities without necessarily thinking about the segregated nature of the …show more content…
In the 19th century, the political class in the South and in the North made it a priority to increase their influence. The fact that the South was relatively poor as compared to the North made the economic justification of slavery in the South popular (Valente, 2014). The South wanted to become as rich as the North and felt that slavery was the only means of getting cheap labor and becoming rich faster. Most states in the South were thus easily convinced by the fact that slavery was closely tied to economic prosperity of the region. On the other hand, the political leaders in the North were forced to abandon their lover for slavery and make it a moral issue. Abolitionists in the North had become so influential in the society that the political leaders in the North had no other option but to call for the abandonment of slavery (Klemko & Mo, 2014). Having failed to maintain slavery, the political class, and indeed majority, of the people living in the South felt betrayed by the African Americans and disliked
As has been pointed out in the article, Where Do We Go after Ferguson?, the African Americans felt that the death will not be given a fair consideration by the criminal justice system in the state. The happenings in Ferguson bring back the memories of the past (Dyson, 2014). Indeed, the main reason that most African Americans took to the streets was because of the past experiences in similar cases. Living in most parts of the United States, particularly in the South, was not easy for African Americans during the early parts of the 20th century. Segregation and discrimination from the whites ensured that the African Americans were treated as second class citizens with few or no rights at all. Going to college was particularly difficult for most African Americans. Given the segregated nature of the American society at the time, it was not easy for African Americans to find segregated colleges where they could pursue careers of their choice. This means higher education is a big tassel due to the segregation in the society. However, the declaration by the Supreme Court gave a new meaning for African Americans. For the first time they were able to chose universities without necessarily thinking about the segregated nature of the …show more content…
In the 19th century, the political class in the South and in the North made it a priority to increase their influence. The fact that the South was relatively poor as compared to the North made the economic justification of slavery in the South popular (Valente, 2014). The South wanted to become as rich as the North and felt that slavery was the only means of getting cheap labor and becoming rich faster. Most states in the South were thus easily convinced by the fact that slavery was closely tied to economic prosperity of the region. On the other hand, the political leaders in the North were forced to abandon their lover for slavery and make it a moral issue. Abolitionists in the North had become so influential in the society that the political leaders in the North had no other option but to call for the abandonment of slavery (Klemko & Mo, 2014). Having failed to maintain slavery, the political class, and indeed majority, of the people living in the South felt betrayed by the African Americans and disliked