Inheriting Footholds And Cushion Essay

It is no secret that racism still exists today, it is not a thing of the past. This is not by chance but rather careful laid out by the institutions we have today. This has ultimately had two different effects on africans and whites Americans. It is like the domino affect first came the housing issues and unfortunately this lead to a series of events that still are in motion today, which can be greatly seen through education and banks. Let’s take a first look at how institutions have affect white Americans. The in the article “Inheriting Footholds and Cushions” by Sleeter she goes into speaking about her own personal history she dug up taking a deep look into what her relatives did. Back in the 1800s land was given to her family, which we know land equals wealth. From this came great profits which allowed most whites to gain all the wealth. Her family grew up in nice houses in nice neighborhoods which allowed family to attended good schools to get good jobs and houses again. To keep wealth within families children need good educations to get good jobs one day, so private money is put into certain schools to make

In the article “The Case for Reparation” by Coates, Clyde Ross explains his story growing up that happened to many African Americans. Although Africans weren’t slaves anymore they also were not equal to whites. With dreams of his own home Ross saved money for a house he bought but didn’t completely buy because he had a strange contract attached. He had the responsibility of a homeowner but none of the benefits. Unfortunately, many were kicked out from their homes, with all their money gone and forced to leave in neighborhoods with cheaper housing. Here we can see another institution coming into play, banks. Banks rarely approved home loans for Africans that would give them the help they would need to be able to live in nice neighborhoods and attend good