Racism In The United States

Racism has existed throughout the history of humans. It may be defined as the hatred from man to man because of skin color, language, customs, or any factor that reveals the basic nature of mankind. Racism has influenced wars, slavery, and the formation of nations. Racism is prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior. In society today, the use of the term "racism" does not easily fall under a single definition.

Racism can be present in social actions, practices, or political systems that support the expression of prejudice in discriminatory practices. While much of the research and work on racism in the last half-century or so has concentrated on "white racism" in North America, historical accounts of race-based social practices can be found across the globe. So-called "white racism" focuses on societies in which white populations are the dominant social group. Racism can describe a condition in society in which a dominant racial group benefits from the oppression of others, whether they want such benefits or not.
When we think of slavery today, we think of it primarily from the point of view of its relationship to racism. Racism and ethnic discrimination in the United States has been a major issue since the colonial era and the slave