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however. Why are Black individuals more likely to commit crime? This can be confusing as to why this occurs. Both Black and white people who grow up in the same society are capable and have the same opportunities, so why is it that black individuals have a higher crime rate. We can figure this out by looking at examples of other first world countries and data seems to show that major causes of crime are traced back to poverty, family conditions, and drugs. The fact is even though many black families are

Not only was Reconstruction ineffective to black people, it made their lives worse and took away their freedom. The Thirteenth Amendment does state that slavery shall no longer exist but the creation of the Black Codes and The Jim Crow Laws limited the lives of blacks even more than before. The removal of slavery was to give the former slaves a free life, but with these new laws, they had found a different way to abolish their freedom. They were separated from restaurants, homes, jobs, or any public

America, of the oppression of black people, makes me feel ashamed that one of my goals growing up was to come to the United States, “the best country in the world”. It also makes me wonder whether it is worth it to live here and to continue fighting against social injustice. I feel defeated when I reflect on the fact that the civil rights activists fought for equal rights, so much so that some of them died because of their passion, yet America still treats black people as second class citizens. This

In the past what was it like for black people being prosecuted in court? “To Kill A Mockingbird” is a novel written by, Harper Lee, describing the prosecution of an innocent black man. This novel explains Harper Lee’s life growing up in the thought of a perfect life, but her life starts to change when she gets older. As well, this book explains racism, to a young child that’s living through this in their lives. The points that were chosen were courage, cowardice, and end of innocence. In “To Kill

“If Black People Said Stuff White People Say”, “If Asians Said Stuff White People Say”, and “If Latinos Said Stuff White People Say”, the producers acknowledged the many stereotypes that “white” people have given these races and reversed them onto whites to show how silly they sound. I chose to reflect on the video “If Black People Said Stuff White People Say” because it was the easiest to connect with. One of the main factors that affects the selection of the information given by the people is

Why were blacks different from all other people because the color of their skin in the 1930’s? According to dictionary.com, racism and discrimination means rejection based on the color of skin, or where people came from. In the early 1930’s, the blacks were hit hard and got left with pretty much nothing. (Great Depression) The blacks had no jobs and no money, because no one cared about them. The white race only cared about themselves because they needed jobs and money. Since they were white, they

question that may cause many people to think about itself is the relation of race and sports. My younger brother was not an exception. Today he came to me and asked why there are many black people in specific fields of sports, and here is my answer to his question. Due to evolution, Black people have some difference in their physiology compare to other races. These differences can cause them do better in sports. Some of the biology differences that black people have are Black people have narrower hips, shorter

and 60s, there was Jim Crow laws in the United States. The Jim Crow laws were a set of laws that stated white people and black people couldn’t go to the same schools, drink out of the same water fountains, go to the same bathrooms, go to the same parks and black people couldn’t even make contact with them. There are still many more things that blacks couldn’t do that whites could. The blacks would get tired of all of the unfairness that they received. So they protested and many of them were arrested

a human race deal with life, people and our own experiences. Physical characteristics and racial differences may be interpreted as two distinguishing traits that separate us. I think it’s what keeps us apart. That leaves several abstract questions that the film Crash illustrates. What are the origins of personal prejudice? Do individual experiences fuel standing stereotypes? Is it easier to perpetuate existing stereotypes because “things will never change?” Can people battle internal struggles within

Why are black people mad about policing in America? Black people are mad at the behavior accepted from white cops in America. A non African American rookie may not have negative opinions of black people. However, a mixture of predisposition and training by older and more cynical officers seems to convince various officers that black Americans are criminals merely due to the color of skin and past experiences. To many officers are afraid of their jobs and trigger happy to defend themselves with the