Occupational segregation

passing of the 13th Amendment meant that all African Americans were no longer to be slaves, but were considered free individuals. Although the passing of this amendment occurred, African Americans struggled on a day-to-day basis with racism and segregation. The 13th amendment was meant to free them completely from the torture and struggle they had to deal with, but that was not the solution. Before the 13th Amendment was passed, life for the blacks was not easy. They were whipped, beaten, sold…

Should one’s zip code determine their access to the American dream? Is the US constitution’s “equal protection” something society knows in theory but has yet to implement within all school systems? The Improvement of public education is something that has been fought, challenged, and protected for many years and no child’s outcome/opportunity of education should be determined by the neighborhood in which they grew up, rather than his or her abilities. The No Child Left behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)…

as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called out for a change. Sixty-five years later, segregation laws have been abolished and the harsh treatment towards African Americans has decreased immensely, but still exists. Prejudice towards African Americans was extremely common in the 1950s, however the racial segregation of education, public facilities and communities in 2015 is not as severe as it was before. Nowadays, segregation is almost non existent in society. However, this was not the case 50 years…

the community. In American Apartheid: Segregation and the Making of the Underclass by Douglas S. Massey and Nancy A. Denton and The African American Urban Experience: Perspective from the Colonial Period to the Present by Joe Trotter, Earl Lewis, and Tera Hunter used several scholars and data to understand urban poverty and segregation experienced by African Americans. However, both readings explore the different interpretations of urban poverty and segregation. For instance, American Apartheid…

Americans in the South. The one obstacle standing in their way was decades of hatred. To overcome this hatred, they had to stand together and work together. Dierenfield does a great job explaining how African Americans overcame large odds to end segregation. He also wrote of how African Americans wanted to gain the right to vote and improve their economic standing. After the Civil War, the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments were passed. These amendments ended slavery and promised…

Different People Imagine that you’re the new kid at school, you don’t know anybody and you’re trying your best to fit in with everyone. You later find a group who have similar interests with you and become friends. Everyone in the group understands each other and you grow more attached to them and their beliefs. One day you come into contact with a group that contradicts with your groups beliefs and you begin to argue which is right and which is wrong. Both groups try to explain their point of…

America has been struggling for racial equality for many years, even today we struggle. Throughout history there has been lots of evidence of America’s failing for racial equality. Today it is better than it used to be, but there are still lasting effects from the struggles before. America has failed in its quest for racial equality by denying the rights of African-Americans throughout history, and not treating them equally. Starting from the beginning, the first piece of evidence would be the…

being a virtual way of life for many. In Angela Cooley’s article in Southern Quarterly, "Eating With Negroes": Food And Racial Taboo In The Twentieth-Century South.", the author describes a fictional early twentieth century Alabamian town where segregation is alive and well. Rather paradoxically, the town’s black population does the hard, behind-the-scenes work allowing the community to function harmoniously. In this all-too-common setup of the segregated south, African-Americans receive zero…

someone is a different color, they are somehow superior or inferior. Since the 1600s when African Americans came to America they are have been treated differently, and up until the 1900s, they were still treated as inferior. Now it is 2016, and segregation is illegal, slavery is illegal, and black people share all the rights of a white person. But just because it is illegal to enslave another human does not mean that some people wish it wasn’t. In the play A Raisin in the Sun a family of black…

The Privilege of Higher Education and the Oppression of Minority Status Currently, I feel that I am privileged because I have been given the opportunity to receive a higher education at an Ivy League school. In addition to this privilege, I am also an African American that has experienced racial disadvantages as a female minority, yet I am able to receive an education that many African Americans will never receive. This privilege shows up in my life when I go back to my old neighborhood and…