An Argument Against Racist Thinking

There has always been separation in the world, ranging from the preference of cats over dogs, riding a motorcycle instead of driving a car, television over music, chocolate over vanilla, and so on. Sometimes, however, the separation goes too far; instead of a simple argument about why cookies are better than brownies, sometimes things get out of hand. People go over the edge, dragging anyone willing to follow along to be engulfed by the darkness below. This kind of thing happens every day, and causes so many people to suffer. One of the issues that is always discussed is race. Now, many people agree that it should not matter what color your skin is, but what kind of a person you are, but sadly, not everyone in the world has looked at it this way. Racist thinking is a bad habit many in the world find difficult to break. The United States has faced this problem. Many years ago, after the Civil War, African Americans were abused and mistreated by the white people. African Americans were separated from the white population, with separate water fountains, entrances, even seating sections on the bus, and if they dared try to step over the invisible line, death or imprisonment was always readily waiting on the other side. On a happier note, this finally ended and the U.S. has become a much better place to live. Although

Mandela loved her, and married her in 1944 (“Nelson Mandela”). Shortly after their marriage, he joined the ANC (African National Congress). After joined, he became much more politically involved with the country’s issues. This led to him being chosen as the National Volunteer-in-Chief of the Defiance Campaign in 1952 (“Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela”). After this, he and 19 others were charged under the ‘Suppression of Communism’ for their part in the campaign (“The Life and Times”). They were sentenced to nine months of hard labor, and two years of suspension (“Nelson