TKAM Essay In this world today, there is a major problem called racism. Racism is the tenet that all bodies of each race retain characteristics specific to that race, exclusively to distinguish as inferior to other races. It is not a new problem; racism has persisted for a multitude of years. The subject of racism is an irritable topic nowadays. Multiple vicious and gory riots and protests arise because people select to be racist. Racism is dividing this beautiful and peaceful country slowly but certainly. However, it does not only prevail in the United States. It can be recognized innumerable times throughout history all over the world. There are a plethora of documented examples of racism. The stories of racism are often told through books,
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The trial proves that most of the community in the novel was racist, as were the majority of communities in the time period of the novel. (parenthetical references). It was not uncommon for many people of the 20th century to be racist. It was mostly viewed upon as profane by now, but most people were accustomed to it simply because that is how they were brought up. In the Scottsboro Boys’ Trials of 1930s this proved to be no different. This case is highly controversial and unlawful in retrospect, but at the time it was satisfying to the white community. Twelve young, unemployed African American teens hitched a ride on a locomotive to pursue work. The train car that they joined previously had two white females and seven males. The females were a twenty-one year-old Victoria Price and seventeen year-old Ruby Bates, who were also looking for work. Victoria Price testified that when the African Americans boarded the train, one had a gun and told the white males to get off. When the white males did not cooperate they were forced to jump off the moving train. She said once the final white male was off the train, six of the African Americans began attacking her and the other six proceeded to attack …show more content…
In a few cases it got better, but in others it just became morbid. An example of an absolutely brutal case is the one of a young, black teenager named Emmett Till in 1955. Emmett was accused of harassing a twenty-one year-old Carolyn Bryant at the local convenience store. In 1995 it was absolutely unacceptable for a black man to make any advances at white woman. To make matters worse, Carolyn Bryant was married. Emmett was accused of asking Mrs. Bryant out on a date and whistling at her, while trying to buy candy. Mrs. Bryant’s husband, Roy Bryant, was on a route to deliver shrimp to Texas, but he returned soon after the incident. His wife was trying to keep the account from him, but he still got wind of the happening. Enraged by the news, he quickly devised a plan to confront Emmett. Roy got together with his good friend J. W. Milam and together the two men paid Emmett a visit at his house. Roy thumped on the door until the preacher answered, then asked who was there. Bryant asked to talk to Emmett Till and the preacher preceded to lead him to where Till was sleeping. Upon seeing Till, Bryant and Milam woke him up and forced him to get dressed with his shoes on. They took Till to a bluff where they intended to scare a little sense into him. After failing for three hours to find the bluff they were looking for, the three men returned to Milam’s house. There they went on beating him and taunting him, until they
The trial proves that most of the community in the novel was racist, as were the majority of communities in the time period of the novel. (parenthetical references). It was not uncommon for many people of the 20th century to be racist. It was mostly viewed upon as profane by now, but most people were accustomed to it simply because that is how they were brought up. In the Scottsboro Boys’ Trials of 1930s this proved to be no different. This case is highly controversial and unlawful in retrospect, but at the time it was satisfying to the white community. Twelve young, unemployed African American teens hitched a ride on a locomotive to pursue work. The train car that they joined previously had two white females and seven males. The females were a twenty-one year-old Victoria Price and seventeen year-old Ruby Bates, who were also looking for work. Victoria Price testified that when the African Americans boarded the train, one had a gun and told the white males to get off. When the white males did not cooperate they were forced to jump off the moving train. She said once the final white male was off the train, six of the African Americans began attacking her and the other six proceeded to attack …show more content…
In a few cases it got better, but in others it just became morbid. An example of an absolutely brutal case is the one of a young, black teenager named Emmett Till in 1955. Emmett was accused of harassing a twenty-one year-old Carolyn Bryant at the local convenience store. In 1995 it was absolutely unacceptable for a black man to make any advances at white woman. To make matters worse, Carolyn Bryant was married. Emmett was accused of asking Mrs. Bryant out on a date and whistling at her, while trying to buy candy. Mrs. Bryant’s husband, Roy Bryant, was on a route to deliver shrimp to Texas, but he returned soon after the incident. His wife was trying to keep the account from him, but he still got wind of the happening. Enraged by the news, he quickly devised a plan to confront Emmett. Roy got together with his good friend J. W. Milam and together the two men paid Emmett a visit at his house. Roy thumped on the door until the preacher answered, then asked who was there. Bryant asked to talk to Emmett Till and the preacher preceded to lead him to where Till was sleeping. Upon seeing Till, Bryant and Milam woke him up and forced him to get dressed with his shoes on. They took Till to a bluff where they intended to scare a little sense into him. After failing for three hours to find the bluff they were looking for, the three men returned to Milam’s house. There they went on beating him and taunting him, until they