Leo White

discrimination. According to Merriam-Webster, racism is the hatred and intolerance of a person based on the race to which the person belongs. A common misconception regarding racism is that it goes both way, since people of color cannot discriminate but white people can. Discrimination cannot go both ways, since only one race holds authority. In other terms, racism is just prejudice with the addition of power. Nonetheless, this does not signify that each side has disparate intentions of hate.…

1. Explain why the compassion gap is problematic. From your perspective, what needs to happen to eliminate the compassion gap? There are a plethora of laws in effect that state one cannot be discriminated against for various reasons. However, there are many subtle forms of discrimination that exist even today. In my opinion, discrimination is one of the driving forces responsible for those living in poverty. Subtle forms of discrimination, particularly racism, continues to allow further…

have a better tomorrow. They changed history but also became a part of it. In Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896) Homer Plessy sat in the white segregated railroad car and was imprisoned on the bases that he was a black man, who was violating the law since he was called himself black but sitting in the white railroad car. He was light skinned and could pass for a white man since he considered himself…

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Rosa Lee is an African American woman. She learned many lessons about what is to be African American in society. For instance, Rosa Lee at an early age learned about the rules of attraction and prejudices of being a certain shade of color. A light skinned Africa American was seen as more attractive than someone who is dark skin. For example, at thirteen a friend of Rosa Lee at that time informed her that boys had more of an interest in girls who were lighter skinned. These lessons about race had…

Question 1: There is some trouble with saying that the United States is a nation of “just immigrants” for two main reasons. While it is true that the “first” settlers in the United States would make this nation filled with non natives, it is also true that America was already inhabited by native tribes, making them the only people who were not “immigrants” to the country. In addition, the United States was established many centuries ago, meaning that the first immigrants have progressed…

growing up during the times of segregation. Mebane said, “For if he took on more passengers than got off, it meant that some of the newcomers would have to stand. And if they were white, the driver was going to have to ask a black passenger to move so that a white passenger could sit down” (170). Living through the times when white people treats black people so unfair, it would become the shadow of memories in her whole…

neighborhood is sick and is going to die because in their minds there 's no such thing as an integrated neighborhood." (Page 24) when Lisa was growing up, people in the neighborhood believed that black people were sick and they could not leave with white people because "when the first black family moved in, the city sent crew to dig the flowers up." (Page…

recording I was disappointed in myself. I sound very uniformed and misguided. Yet, I sound confident in my responses. I was surprised at how little knowledge I possessed about the dynamics of racism and oppression. I was so focused on Black versus White in racism and oppression I forgot about ALL people of color. If I conducted the self interview now I would change all response in the recording. As I listened to my words I felt a sense of unawareness.…

Throughout the comprehensive strength of all of the countries in the world today 's, undoubtedly United States is the most powerful one. Human 's instinct is like to be close with the stronger one, from the past to the present, the United States has been a lot of different people. People arrive to the United States from all over the world, some people in order to make money and some people are in order to have the identity of the United States of America. However, the United States has always…