Figure one is an example of what slavery really is. This is a very down grading for them and after the civil war African-Americans started to come out of slavery yet people in America were unhappy. People in America segregated them from schools, restaurants and jobs. Change is hard and it took forever for the county to get to this point. African- Americans were not allowed to play organized sports for the longest time. The past issues have never been resolved because racial segregation continues throughout America today. This information is common knowledge. America was a country where slavery existed and racial segregation happened. Now America is a free country and while segregation still happens it everyone is free. The people of America are free and no matter what a person looks like, they are able to …show more content…
(2001). he talks about how there is racial segregation in the school systems of America. All schools in America have race integration but that doesn’t mean segregation is not happening. He says that kids in school just by having certain friend groups can cause segregation happen. Children may not be aware of what they are actually doing. When a kid does not let other kids in the friend group because of ridiculous reasons, like being black, segregation happens. Looking at the past we have come a long way as a country, but yet racial segregation is still happening. Another author goes in depth and explains that Americans in general. Mouw, T. (2002). Research has been done to prove that many Americans don’t have friends of a different race. Many people stick to the same which doesn’t create diversity and that’s what America is all about. America is a place where people can be free with minimal government control. The African-American community often live in the same area as well as other cultures and have been segregated in urban areas across America. People may deny it but the facts are right in front of them. It is common to hear people today that “they are paying for people who do not work though most of my tax dollars. Why should we have to work hard for a living and all they have to do is sit around. Most people such as African-American people get the blunt of this statement. With the research from Mouw, the logical explanation