Ripple Effect In The Civil Rights Act Of 1964

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for loves comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” In this quote Nelson Mandela shows that we are born to be together but we are not always raised to understand that. December 6, 1865 was a critical turning point in history for colored men, women, and children. It was day when slavery was abolished and would from then on be a crime. July 2, 1964 was the day the president declared that all colored people shall be treated equally, fairly, and just. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 made it possible for different races to understand that they were all the same. It’s 2017 and segregation is thankfully a thing of the
Now that we’re more connected than ever due to social media, racist remarks have the potential to have unforeseen consequences and can cause a ripple effect in addition. Some people may be wondering what I mean by ripple effect. Imagine you’re at a pond and you have small rock. You throw at the pond, but when it hits the pond you notice something. You see that at first the rock causes small ripples in the pond but those ripples slowly get bigger and bigger and finally fade away. A racist might say what seems like an inadequate remark with little consequences even though in reality, it has the potential to have ugly consequences. At first, a few people see it but due to social media it spreads rapidly and will result in a lot of mad people. On top of that social media makes it possible for that to happen as many times as the racist wants. Another reason of concern in regards of racism is white police being more “harsh” towards colored people. Police have hurt many colored people and even killed them but in spite of violence towards colored people this position can be very