African American Oppression

People that experience oppression have a different life-view than the rest of the world. They view life in a darker, more negative way, which is justifiable through their experiences. Their world is a much scarier place; they face the threat of violence, less civil rights, and being treated as less of a person. Their oppression makes them stronger in their own bodies. They learn to love and accept themselves even when others can not. The people that are oppressed by society are strengthened by their oppression because they learn to be strong. In a way, these oppressed people are strengthened by their oppression. They gain strength and immunity to society's harmful ways. African American people have faced oppression since slavery. They have
faced racist ideals from white people in America. People say that's racism ended when segregation ended, but that is not a true statement. Racist people live on in all of their glory and continue to oppress people of a different color than them. Black people have reclaimed their skin color and continue to embrace it, despite the people that try to shame them for it. Movements like “Black Out Day” and “Black Lives Matter” continue to show that black people are fighting back. The Freedom Riders fought back against oppression
Women have been oppressed since the dawn of time. They are seen as the lesser gender in all regards. Men suppress all of their thoughts and emotions simply because they are women. They are believed to be weaker and less than The Man. The oppression of women created the idea of Feminism. Feminism is the stride for social, political, and economic equality for all the sexes. Feminism has brought women a long way in history but people still degrade them for being women. The idea that feminists exist seem to threaten anybody that is not a female.