Stereotype of African and Mexican Americans Stereotype of minorities has been around since the 1800’s and is still prevalent today. Both African and Mexican Americans have struggled with this very affliction throughout their lives. Many of these stereotypes are assumptions made by others based on a person ethnic background. Prejudice becomes tied into these stereotypes and a decision is made based on the color of a person’s skin. According to Schaefer (2015), “There was nothing musical about Jim Crow as people took law in to their own hands lynching Black people who they suspected to doing some indiscretion or in some instances just to show others to “stay in their place”. This was a reminder to let black know you are nothing, we are superior so don’t step out
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Mexicans were called names such as, wetbacks, beaners, greasers, and pepper belly. These were names White Americans used to identify people with brown skin (Mexicans). Schaefer (2015) says, “A pattern of second-class treatment for Mexican Americans emerged well before the twentieth century”. The Mexican Americans worked in harsh working conditions were pesticides being sprayed while workers were working. There was no water for the workers and no breaks. Mexican Americans were paid low wages for work. Schaefer (2015) conveys, “Their fellow Mexicans use Mexican workers as cheap laborers in their own country, and Americans use them here as cheap labor or as undocumented workers and then dismiss them when they are no longer useful (Guerin-Gonzales 1994)”. Just as Americans stereotyped Mexican as they will work for anything, so did some Mexican American. They were used for their benefit then let go when they were not beneficial to them. It was Cesar Chavez an activist that formed a union for workers. The union was fighting for fair treatment for workers such as, better working conditions, better pay and
Mexicans were called names such as, wetbacks, beaners, greasers, and pepper belly. These were names White Americans used to identify people with brown skin (Mexicans). Schaefer (2015) says, “A pattern of second-class treatment for Mexican Americans emerged well before the twentieth century”. The Mexican Americans worked in harsh working conditions were pesticides being sprayed while workers were working. There was no water for the workers and no breaks. Mexican Americans were paid low wages for work. Schaefer (2015) conveys, “Their fellow Mexicans use Mexican workers as cheap laborers in their own country, and Americans use them here as cheap labor or as undocumented workers and then dismiss them when they are no longer useful (Guerin-Gonzales 1994)”. Just as Americans stereotyped Mexican as they will work for anything, so did some Mexican American. They were used for their benefit then let go when they were not beneficial to them. It was Cesar Chavez an activist that formed a union for workers. The union was fighting for fair treatment for workers such as, better working conditions, better pay and