Racism in North America
Introduction
Racism in the United States has been a major issue ever since the colonial era and the slave era. Nowadays, people in the U.S. continue to have some prejudices against other races.
Imagine being hated, discriminated against or harassed just because of your skin colour, race, religion, culture or nationality. You may not think this is racism, but it is. My hope is that by the end of this speech you will try to put an end to racism when you hear it and when you see it. You see racism is a type of discrimination, probably one of the worst. Racism is like a revolting disease being passed down from generation to generation by vicious racists. Unfortunately, most of us will face racism in our lives in one form or another. What kind of world do we live in where we are judged by the colour of our skin rather than the content of our character? We can’t let racism continue, we must stop it, we can’t let it do anymore damage it has already done way too much.
Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan is a supremacist group; a terrorist secret society organized in the south after the civil war that used violence and murder to promote its white supremacist beliefs.
Origins
• Founded in 1866, after the end of the Civil War.
• The founders were six educated Confederate veterans from Tennessee, who were who were against African-American rights.
• The name was made by combining the Greek "kyklos" (circle) with "clan".
History
• 1800s: The KKK in the 1800s was mainly focused on the issue of African-American rights. They disliked that African-Americans had the same rights as others.
• 1900s: The Klan in the 1900s disliked foreigners, non-protestants, and non-white racial groups.
• 1960s: Efforts to bring back the Ku Klux Klan in the 1960s and 1970s had some success, but the Klan was not as popular as it was previously.
• Nowadays: The Ku Klux Klan in modern day is pro-white supremacy and white nationalism. Since the mid-20th
Racism in the United States has been a major issue ever since the colonial era and the slave era. Nowadays, people in the U.S. continue to have some prejudices against other races.
Imagine being hated, discriminated against or harassed just because of your skin colour, race, religion, culture or nationality. You may not think this is racism, but it is. My hope is that by the end of this speech you will try to put an end to racism when you hear it and when you see it. You see racism is a type of discrimination, probably one of the worst. Racism is like a revolting disease being passed down from generation to generation by vicious racists. Unfortunately, most of us will face racism in our lives in one form or another. What kind of world do we live in where we are judged by the colour of our skin rather than the content of our character? We can’t let racism continue, we must stop it, we can’t let it do anymore damage it has already done way too much.
Ku Klux Klan
The Ku Klux Klan is a supremacist group; a terrorist secret society organized in the south after the civil war that used violence and murder to promote its white supremacist beliefs.
Origins
• Founded in 1866, after the end of the Civil War.
• The founders were six educated Confederate veterans from Tennessee, who were who were against African-American rights.
• The name was made by combining the Greek "kyklos" (circle) with "clan".
History
• 1800s: The KKK in the 1800s was mainly focused on the issue of African-American rights. They disliked that African-Americans had the same rights as others.
• 1900s: The Klan in the 1900s disliked foreigners, non-protestants, and non-white racial groups.
• 1960s: Efforts to bring back the Ku Klux Klan in the 1960s and 1970s had some success, but the Klan was not as popular as it was previously.
• Nowadays: The Ku Klux Klan in modern day is pro-white supremacy and white nationalism. Since the mid-20th