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Racism, Prejudice And Discrimination In America

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The 21st century in America is thought of to be a progressive nature of society. With gay marriage laws now passed and strict non-segregations laws in effect, America in principle proves to be a country with liberty and justice for all. However, America masks the true hatred and racism that fills our country today. America to this day has found roots leading all the way back to the fifties and sixties. Society has not progressed since 1959 due to the presence of economic injustice, lack of unity and lack of truth.

Many African Americans today find it hard to find a job, let alone in the fifties and sixties. During Griffins journey, he searches for a job. “How can we live?’[…] ‘That’s the whole point,’ he said, ” (Griffin, 98). As shown, the …show more content…

Unity among blacks has been at a halt since 1959. “Now you take dark Negros’s like you, and me […] We’re old uncle toms to our people, no matter how much education and morals we’ve got.” (Griffin, 34). As shown, there was racism present among the blacks, based on lightness and darkness of skin in 1959. This mimics the prejudice that the whites had against Negroes. Showing no unity in rising up against whites and taking a stand, the blacks have created segregation amongst each other. How can white and blacks breakdown a wall of segregation, if there is a wall within the black community. To this day competition between blacks lurks on in the in inner cities and poorer communities. The city of Chicago is known for high homicide rates, gangs, and drug abuse. The Windy City possesses a large African American influence; with 33% of the city being black, and 78% of all homicides victims in the city being black. Over the course of Fourth of July weekend in 2013, 12 people were killed and 74 people were injured and shot; a majority of these people were young African Americans. “The seeds of division were planted in the minds of thousands of African American youth from year to year and from decade to decade. This type of division continues to exist and prevent young African American males from looking at one another as brothers instead of enemies or …show more content…

Racism lives on today in 2016 due to economic injustice, lack of unity and a lack of truth. This opens up the question, will the generations of the 21st centaury become open minded and eliminate prejudice, or will this generation follow in its predecessor’s footsteps, and wander down the beaten path of racism. After all, people are not born with racism, racism is taught. Will our generation answer the ongoing cry coming from

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