Examples Of Racism In America
Racism in America Racism, the belief in the superiority of one race over another, often creates discrimination and prejudice over race or ethnicity to the people. Today, the use of the term "racism" does not easily fit into a single definition. The ideology that underlies racist practices usually includes the idea that people can be divided into separate groups that differ in their social behavior and innate capacities, and that this can be ranked as better or worse. The Holocaust is a classic example of institutionalized racism that killed millions of people. It is a story that has been told for many years, both in literature and in social studies. Ethnicity is often used in a similar manner as racism to divide human groups into categories
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Racism in America has been widespread since the colonial era. White Americans were granted rights that were legally or socially sanctioned, but were not also granted to Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Hispanic and Latino Americans. European Americans, especially wealthy white Anglo-Saxon Protestants, had privileges in the 1960’s in education, immigration, voting rights, citizenship, land acquisition, and criminal proceedings. Non-Protestant immigrants from Europe, however, in particular the Irish, the Poles, and the Italians, stated that they were suffering from xenophobic exclusion and other ethnic-based discrimination in American society, they were accused of being not wholly white. In addition, Middle-Eastern American groups such as Jews and Arabs have faced constant discrimination in the United States, and as a result, some people belonging to these groups do not identify themselves as white. Eastern and Southern Asian Americans were similarly exposed to racism. Major racial and ethnic structured institutions were slavery, discrimination, American Indian Wars, Native American reservations, Native American boarding schools, Immigration and Citizenship Act, and imprisonment camps. Official racial discrimination was largely prohibited in the mid-20th century and was perceived as socially unacceptable and morally disrespectful. Race in politics is still an important platform and racism continues to be reflected in socioeconomic inequalities. Race stratification continues in employment, housing, education, lending, and
Racism in America has been widespread since the colonial era. White Americans were granted rights that were legally or socially sanctioned, but were not also granted to Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Hispanic and Latino Americans. European Americans, especially wealthy white Anglo-Saxon Protestants, had privileges in the 1960’s in education, immigration, voting rights, citizenship, land acquisition, and criminal proceedings. Non-Protestant immigrants from Europe, however, in particular the Irish, the Poles, and the Italians, stated that they were suffering from xenophobic exclusion and other ethnic-based discrimination in American society, they were accused of being not wholly white. In addition, Middle-Eastern American groups such as Jews and Arabs have faced constant discrimination in the United States, and as a result, some people belonging to these groups do not identify themselves as white. Eastern and Southern Asian Americans were similarly exposed to racism. Major racial and ethnic structured institutions were slavery, discrimination, American Indian Wars, Native American reservations, Native American boarding schools, Immigration and Citizenship Act, and imprisonment camps. Official racial discrimination was largely prohibited in the mid-20th century and was perceived as socially unacceptable and morally disrespectful. Race in politics is still an important platform and racism continues to be reflected in socioeconomic inequalities. Race stratification continues in employment, housing, education, lending, and