White supremacy

of whiteness as a coping mechanism, which is what drives her to be obsessed with Mary Jane, Shirley Temple and blue eyes. She has internalized hate because of her relationship with her parents. Her mother Pauline is living vicariously through her white employers, impersonating the lifestyle she wishes she had. Her father Cholly an abusive alcoholic, causes Pecola the most harm, as he rapes and impregnates…

“Perhaps it does not seem to them that we suffer. Perhaps they do not care for it.” (Paton 39) Many people around the world went through some type of oppression. Some of the oppressed united as one to overcome the oppressors. Some as small as a family, others as big as a community. They united to gain freedom from the oppressors. In times of oppression marinating familial and cultural ties within the oppressed group allows its people to retain hope, organize, and gain power by relying on each…

According to Coates, racism is “Mother nature” which mean race exists because of racism. People tend to think racism comes from race but it is the opposite. People believe they are white, black or one race, but in reality there are no perfect white or black people exists. Our misconception of racism creates innocent people who did not understand their own history and race which does not exists. I found this interesting because they both used the word innocent. Coates…

Californian jobs, which resulted in white nativists who resented the Chinese. Because the Chinese immigrants brought along their customs and culture, they became more vulnerable to prejudice. The differences of cultures allowed anti-Chinese activists, such as Denis Kearney, to target the Chinese, ultimately contributing to the Anti- Chinese Campaign that wanted to decrease Chinese immigration and Chinese privileges. The encounter between Chinese immigrants and white…

Intersectionality “Intersectionality is those multiple intersections and crossroads in our lives that are replete with multiple social group memberships that are interconnected and interrelated. Intersectionality involves three factors and focuses on our multiple identities that intersect our life, shape our personalities, and influence us” (Lum, 2007, p.52). When considering other ISMs, sexism and classism sensitize me to the impact of oppression experienced by other individuals. As a female,…

from 1933 to 1954 include; the implementation of segregation, attainment of African American women’s rights, reduction of racial discrimination, white supremacy, and the eradication of civil and political. In addition, African Americans were deprived of education, employment, and economic opportunities. In late nineteenth century America, white supremacy was created in the south when “mammy [caricature] became the canvas upon which…

Americans were once again seen lower than their white peers. In 1883, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Civil Rights Act was unconstitutional and this ruling meant that individuals and private organizations could discriminate racially as they please. This was because the Fourteenth Amendment says that States could deny any citizen equal protection of the law. Throughout history, African Americans have felt the need to fight for the same rights as white Americans. During the 1890s, a new…

These polls have always resulted in a white president. Obama has been the only head of state of non-White origin since time in memorial. It is, however, toxic to encourage the white identity as a supremacy towards the voting patterns of the United States. Donald Trump, a republican and the democrat candidate Hillary Clinton are the frontrunners to the November 8th elections. Donald Trump has firmly been basing his campaign ideologies on the interests of the white people and has been quite vocal…

slavery, the legacy of the Confederate Flag was grim but to most Southerners the flag is about remembrance and their heritage not slavery. During the Civil War around 400,000 families owned slaves, most were ten slaves or under, out of 1.5 million white Americans. That is 25% slaveholders and 75% non- slave owners (Caroline Ward, Ari Sen, 2015 ). Banning the Confederate Flag can affect many supporters in a negative way. Banning the flag would also mean the removal of any statues of Confederate…

Since its creation, the United States of America, has been a country with a mixture of populations and races. As a multiethnic nation, many black people and other cultures from all over the world have been part of this country. Along the years from 1850 to 1920, America has experienced different kinds of xenophobia and racism. The first and biggest racial discrimination has been towards black people, but after the inflow of immigrants and the American foreign policy when other places were being…