Today, many people, from other races, with the exception of black people think that everyone receives the same opportunities. This form of thinking is incorrect. Black people do not get the same opportunities as whites. As an example, when a white individual and a black individual apply for the same job with the same company, both have degrees, and equal experience, most often than not, the white individual is offered the position. Many people in society do not understand the struggles that black people as a whole endure every day. With jobs and even schooling they are passed up opportunities that they need. African Americans are stereotyped on a regular basis, and because of this they are not afforded the same opportunities as other Caucasians. Black people do not get the same opportunities as white people because of prejudice and racism, which is put upon them by birth through white privilege. Being African American has never been easy. White America has always been stereotypical of black people, although blacks have shaped American history through inventions, sports, and political science. The way White America has looked at blacks has never changed. No matter how much money black people haves, they are still a “nigga.” There are many examples of lesser opportunities that black people had and continue to have today. For example, the court case of Brown vs. board of education, Brown wanted schools integrated because it gave black people an equal opportunity to be educated not just in elementary school but college too. Also, there was a case that was Fisher vs. University of Texas and it was a legal challenge for equal admission to get in to colleges. Just because they integrated did not mean that black people were given the same opportunities. They were and still are looked down upon. White students receive a better education than blacks, which makes them smart and helps them fit into society, and society would give them more and even better opportunities than a black person just because they are white with an education. In 1954, the Supreme Court declared state-compelled segregation in schools unconstitutional, and it followed up that decision with others that struck down many forms of segregation. Still, discrimination survived, up until 1960 's when segregation was finally and effectively challenged. Black people do not have then same education as white people. White people are given the better schools and supplies. Black people in schools have the bare minimum and that is why they either do not finish school or fail out of school. Black people do not have then same education as white people. The black people would not have anything because they were not given a proper education, and without a proper education they could not get a good well-paying job because first they are not educated so they are illiterate in white people’s eyes, and second, because off their skin color. White people believe that black people are less qualified and would rather hire a white person, or give a promotion to a white person just because they are white and they think they, could do a better job.
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In Native Son Bigger is stereotyped and he mocks how white people treat him, how they think they are better than him, "Let’s play ‘white,’" Bigger said, referring to a game of play-acting in which he and his friends imitated the ways and manners of white folks”(Wright 229). This shows the mindset of a black person and how they feel toward white people.
Opportunities just get passed over to white people because they are afraid of what a black person might do. White society holds higher standards than the black community because black people have been put down and discriminated against. Despite this concepts’ status as a foundational American ideal, complete equality among all groups of people has never been a reality in this country. Instead, different categories of people are ranked into a hierarchy and maintain various degrees of wealth, power, and reputation, often as a result of prejudice and discrimination. Throughout the history black were denied many important things, like living a traditional life style, black Americans could not work, live, shop, eat,
In Native Son Bigger is stereotyped and he mocks how white people treat him, how they think they are better than him, "Let’s play ‘white,’" Bigger said, referring to a game of play-acting in which he and his friends imitated the ways and manners of white folks”(Wright 229). This shows the mindset of a black person and how they feel toward white people.
Opportunities just get passed over to white people because they are afraid of what a black person might do. White society holds higher standards than the black community because black people have been put down and discriminated against. Despite this concepts’ status as a foundational American ideal, complete equality among all groups of people has never been a reality in this country. Instead, different categories of people are ranked into a hierarchy and maintain various degrees of wealth, power, and reputation, often as a result of prejudice and discrimination. Throughout the history black were denied many important things, like living a traditional life style, black Americans could not work, live, shop, eat,