Racism Essay
Austin Kim
3/6/13
Professor Ferrell
Essay 3.1
Writing 121
Racism Changes Lives Racism is defined as views, practices, and actions reflecting the belief that human beings are divided into certain categories known as races and that these members share common attributes amongst one another. This definition causes a specific group or race to be less desirable, more desirable, inferior, or superior. The segregation between ethnicities have stirred many debates, battles, and controversy. Another issue that is related to racism would have to be the stereotypes involved in the racial slurs. Stereotypes are commonly known as a widely held, yet fixed image or idea over a certain person, group, or thing. These stereotypes place the affected groups in a negative image, and then racism comes into play; greatly disturbing the people that are generalized by stereotypes. Racism and stereotypes have placed people in certain groups and categories, therefore racism and stereotypes creates an unfair and biased environment to those that are affected. In the early 1900s, America had been through many different struggles. From the Great Depression and the Cold War, this country seemed to be collapsing. However, there were still other hidden factors in the United States that set people apart, which was the segregation of many different groups; a main issue being racism. Although racism affected a lot of different ethnicities, the main race that was affected would have to be the African Americans. Simply because of their skin color, these African American citizens would have to face different situations than the other “dominant” white race. There were bathrooms, classrooms, buses, water fountains, and any common feature we have for these specific groups. These colored sections were dirtier than the white sections, and it stressed the racist idea of African Americans being inferior to white men. If an African American were to find themselves rebel towards the ideology that they
3/6/13
Professor Ferrell
Essay 3.1
Writing 121
Racism Changes Lives Racism is defined as views, practices, and actions reflecting the belief that human beings are divided into certain categories known as races and that these members share common attributes amongst one another. This definition causes a specific group or race to be less desirable, more desirable, inferior, or superior. The segregation between ethnicities have stirred many debates, battles, and controversy. Another issue that is related to racism would have to be the stereotypes involved in the racial slurs. Stereotypes are commonly known as a widely held, yet fixed image or idea over a certain person, group, or thing. These stereotypes place the affected groups in a negative image, and then racism comes into play; greatly disturbing the people that are generalized by stereotypes. Racism and stereotypes have placed people in certain groups and categories, therefore racism and stereotypes creates an unfair and biased environment to those that are affected. In the early 1900s, America had been through many different struggles. From the Great Depression and the Cold War, this country seemed to be collapsing. However, there were still other hidden factors in the United States that set people apart, which was the segregation of many different groups; a main issue being racism. Although racism affected a lot of different ethnicities, the main race that was affected would have to be the African Americans. Simply because of their skin color, these African American citizens would have to face different situations than the other “dominant” white race. There were bathrooms, classrooms, buses, water fountains, and any common feature we have for these specific groups. These colored sections were dirtier than the white sections, and it stressed the racist idea of African Americans being inferior to white men. If an African American were to find themselves rebel towards the ideology that they