Even though the Confederate flag was originally made for war, the true meaning of it is no longer there. It has been used to symbolize "white power" and other racist statements. I am not saying that everyone who flys a confederate flag is racist, but in many cases they are perceived this way and bring out that message using the flag. This country is based on the principle that all men are created equal,…
When one hears the words red, white, and blue the immediate thought travels to the American flag, but there is another red, white, and blue in the United States; the Confederate flag. There are many conflicting thoughts surrounding the Confederate flag. Is it a symbol or racism because of its historical significance or is it a symbol of “Southern Pride” because the South created it? The Confederate flag is seen as a symbol of racism because of the leaders who succeed from the Union and stood under the flag, the racial tension created in school districts, and the statistics recorded.…
Opponents include African-American constituents and advocate groups who view the flag as a socially disuniting symbol, which represent the portion of the Confederate history that included the practice of slavery. Proponents include party conservatives with a high voting record who view the flag as a part of historical struggle that included the deaths of many ancestors. Other third party stakeholders include the state’s many businesses and economic leaders who feel that commerce and tourism suffer from a stereotypical image of the southern…
In the play A Heart Divided it was fairly obvious that the playwrights wanted to make a statement with their work. They managed to cover both sides of the argument concerning the Confederate flag quite well. Symbols have a different meaning to everyone and it's all about the context in which they’re used.…
Are schools really meant to be separate African American and Caucasian? The author, Sarah Carr who discusses the issue in, In Southern Towns Segregation Towns Segregation academies Are still going strong or is that true? Regardless of the history Indianola struggles to make its way educationally and economically in the 21st century. This serves as a wake up call of how schools can be separated and unequal to each other . It could divide a community, also split a place entirely.…
According to the passage the A Tale of Segregation, william and his father had to wait to get water because, of the white men. The white men were holding them back because they were black. The white men where bullying them because of what they believed in, and what has happen in the past. The white men considered them as good men, compared to william and his father they claimed. Another event that shows white men think they have power over black, was the intensely racist governor in alabama. George wallace was standing in the doorway of a college, and wasn’t letting two black men get in. However the governors defiance was overwhelmed by John F. Kennedy who knew how to use federal power, claimed the video The last word John F. Kennedy's finest…
In Chicago, a population of 2.722 millions of people has been a segregated community impacted by redlining and the idea of segregation still happens today. One example of knowing the maintenance of a home in a slump area today is by going to Chicago because they still have a very divided community that has turned into severe discrimination between all different kinds of races and this issue still hasn’t been fixed in a number of years According to the RATA Association article, the author states, “Although open redlining was made illegal in the 70s through community reinvestment legislation, the practice continued in less overt ways., and many allege that the redlining target group has shifted from African Americans to the LGBT community.”…
The Confederate Flag was the main flag for the Confederates during the civil war, and has remained a part of the southern culture to this day. The Confederates in the Civil War stood for the right to own people and force them to work. The Confederate Flag in the 1860’s was more a symbol of people fighting for beliefs, but today is a symbol of modern racism. The Confederate Flag is offensive to African-Americans, and is a symbol of racial segregation. The Confederate Flag is a symbol of racism and should be taken down from federal businesses and buildings…
During the 1950s, the spaces of the city began to be more sharply contested as the number of Blacks had begun to grow larger, resulting in a second ghetto, Lawndale on the west side, joined the Southside Black Belt. Integration was not promoted among Blacks, as it had occurred with white ethnic groups. The Democratic Party in Chicago under the leadership of former gang member Richard J. Daley implemented a plan which allowed continued segregation. To block westward movement of Blacks into Daley's home ward, Bridgeport, an expressway and an 18 tower housing project served as a wall of segregation (The University of Chicago, N.D., para. 5).…
The Jim Crow era was at an extremity in the 1930s. Segregation and discrimination was the norm across the whole country and white people in the South had a desire to keep races “separate”, but far from “equal” as possible according to the Plessy v. Ferguson standards. 1931 was not such a good for the country after suffering from The Great Depression, but it also was not a great year for nine young African-American males in Scottsboro, AL. On March 25,1931 nine African-American teenagers boarded a train to travel through Alabama and a young black male by the name of of Haywood Patterson and a young white male had an altercation. The young white male stepped on Patterson’s hand. Patterson had friends that was aboard the train that was also African-American…
According to the article “Jim Crow and segregation” says the Jim Crows are just a set list of laws that violated blacks as human beings. When one thinks of the past, many images come to mind. One of the most prominent images of the early twentieth century in the South was the COLORED and WHITE signs that dotted the landscape across the South. They were separated from everything from water fountains to restaurants and even churches. I read a story of 2 young boys ages 12 and 13, Who walked into a restaurant to eat some lunch, And they were mobbed by all of the white people in the restaurant and severely beat up over the fact that they did not see the white only sign on the front door. This was just one incident back in the day.. Blacks all…
Barring black Americans from a status equal to that of white Americans, Jim Crow was established as a system of segregation and discrimination in the United States of America. The United States Supreme Court had a crucial role in the establishment, maintenance, and, eventually, the end of Jim Crow. The Supreme Court's sanctioning of segregation (by upholding the "separate but equal" language in state laws) in the Plessey v. Ferguson case in 1896 and the refusal of the federal government to enact anti-lynching laws meant that black Americans were left to their own devices for surviving Jim Crow (Davis). In many instances African Americans tried to avoid the engaging of Caucasians in order to avoid possible conflict. However, in doing so African Americans were at the mercy of creating their own education systems and community support groups. This paper will address why Jim Crow laws were justified, how the segregation and discrimination of Jim Crow laws reinforced inequality and racial prejudice, and the impact of segregation on the African American community both past and present.…
The shameful history of the United States is a burden that is currently affecting everything from education to legal policy. Racial segregation has taken a toll on society and the lives of many minorities. The American judicial system lacks the understanding of human potential by targeting low income minorities and subjugating them for petty misdemeanors. Due to racial discrimination, false allegations towards minorities have resulted in wrongfully incarcerated people for petty crimes; more than likely, they will serve longer sentences for these offenses than a Caucasian person would. Without the necessary resources provided, lack of social capital can inflict damage to their reputation and the overall racial perception society has on minorities.…
Segregation was a big limiting factor for African Americans. In 1877, Blacks were being further separated from Whites. At the end of the 19th century Jim Crow laws went into effect that segregated in parks, railroads, hospitals, and schools. Blacks were treated as less than Whites and even though many considered this against the 14th amendment, in Plessy V. Ferguson, it was considered constitutional. Even though Blacks were able to get an education, due to the Jim Crow laws Blacks and Whites were separated. Their education wasn’t as nice as White’s education, Blacks got out dated, raggedy textbooks, while Whites got new ones.…
Segregation in public school systems across the United States is a problem that has been present for a very long time. The beginning stages of this problem can start as early as when children first attend kindergarten and continues all the way to 12th grade. However, the most staggering outcome on this issue comes to light when one becomes aware that segregation targets and affects particular populations of people. It usually applies to minority groups, such as Latino and Black students who are put at a disadvantage where their education is often limited and they have to face other outside distractions. Unfortunately, the use of public policy, law enforcement decision making, and community partnerships are enforced to socially control, contain,…