Essay On Racial Privilege In America

When America won its independence, from Great Britain, in 1776 the colonists planned on building America on the belief that it would be a “melting pot” for all different kinds of cultures to grow and flourish. As the years went by America began to drift farther and farther away from the original belief that the colonists built America upon. Slavery began to grow rapidly and even had to be blocked from expanding any farther than it already had. With slavery came many disputes on whether or not slavery is good and that the Southern plantation owners should free their slaves. Eventually, America fought the Civil War in order to abolish slavery once and for all throughout the states. Many people believe that with slavery finally being abolished

Even to this day, about two hundred and fifty years since America had gained independence, many people of color in American society still feel that they are treated unequally. In today’s society, the discussion of racial privilege has been a big discussion within society and politics in America. Although some people might not find, or see racial privilege in America as a huge problem, it is a big problem and makes many people of color feel like they are not welcomed in America.

Racial privilege in America has been witnessed in America ever since the reconstruction period of the Southern United States when the Supreme Court made it unconstitutional to discriminate against the former slaves of America. Since then many people have spoken out of racial privilege and have given their point of view of the privilege’s affect them. On April 16, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his famous “Letter from Birmingham City Jail” in which he defends the nonviolent protests against segregation, which he was arrested for leading. In his letter, King explains how nonviolent protests in America should be defended by the public. Nonviolent protests are not bringing any harm to