What Is Racism: A Big Problem In America
Racism, a big problem in America. Even today, people are being harassed because of their skin color . But going back to 1960, we can see how big racism was, and how it made a big impact on America. Leaders, politicians and regular everyday people stood up against it.
A leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered because he stood up for african americans’ equal rights. he would lead calm, peaceful protest because he thought that violence would not solve the answer. He often got death threats, but he ignored them. He wanted to end racism. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was also a leader in the civil rights movement.
Peaceful protest where priest, civil rights leaders, politicians and many more people. They thought they thought violence would not solve the answer. They thought that if they use violence instead of words, that they would provoke others that believe the opposite respond in a bad way. Some peaceful protest involve the boycott, a protest that lasted two to three years. It started when Rosa Parks, another civil rights leader, was arrested for not getting up for another white person n a bus. The boycott was where african americans did not ride the bus until the rule was changed. They walked or rode bikes to get around whenever they needed to.
Violent protest were also going on. …show more content…
These people thought that violence would make people listen to them. These people where everyday people, politicians and civil rights leaders.They would start fights if they were told that they could not do something. there protest where big, and people got got sent to jail.
But not all of the white community was racist.
Some of the leaders were caucasian. Many of the politicians, like president John F. Kennedy, were against racism and wanted to end it. They thought that America was a place where people should not be judged of their race or skin color.People marched with Martin Luther King Jr that were not african americans. Sometimes they were criticised by other high ranking officials because of their decisions to support the african american community. But when president John F. kennedy was shot, they lost hope. The community thought that nobody would help them fight against it. They were even more sad when Martin Luther King was
assassinated.
In schools, race was a big issue for some people. They built separate schools for african american children because they were not allowed to attend the same ones as white children.White teachers were not allowed to teach the african american children. If they were caught breaking any these rules, they would be put in jail. They would be put in for a sentence of at least four to five years in jail. But some people rebelled, and joined schools for whites only. They would get bullied, some even got rocks thrown on them. They were escorted by police and were crowded by paparazzi. Some even got statues in honor of them, and got the school name changed to theirs.
But, things were changing in America. The schools were changing their rules, more and more people were changing their minds. The laws were changing all over America about blacks and whites. Things had a good outlook for America.
A leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered because he stood up for african americans’ equal rights. he would lead calm, peaceful protest because he thought that violence would not solve the answer. He often got death threats, but he ignored them. He wanted to end racism. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was also a leader in the civil rights movement.
Peaceful protest where priest, civil rights leaders, politicians and many more people. They thought they thought violence would not solve the answer. They thought that if they use violence instead of words, that they would provoke others that believe the opposite respond in a bad way. Some peaceful protest involve the boycott, a protest that lasted two to three years. It started when Rosa Parks, another civil rights leader, was arrested for not getting up for another white person n a bus. The boycott was where african americans did not ride the bus until the rule was changed. They walked or rode bikes to get around whenever they needed to.
Violent protest were also going on. …show more content…
These people thought that violence would make people listen to them. These people where everyday people, politicians and civil rights leaders.They would start fights if they were told that they could not do something. there protest where big, and people got got sent to jail.
But not all of the white community was racist.
Some of the leaders were caucasian. Many of the politicians, like president John F. Kennedy, were against racism and wanted to end it. They thought that America was a place where people should not be judged of their race or skin color.People marched with Martin Luther King Jr that were not african americans. Sometimes they were criticised by other high ranking officials because of their decisions to support the african american community. But when president John F. kennedy was shot, they lost hope. The community thought that nobody would help them fight against it. They were even more sad when Martin Luther King was
assassinated.
In schools, race was a big issue for some people. They built separate schools for african american children because they were not allowed to attend the same ones as white children.White teachers were not allowed to teach the african american children. If they were caught breaking any these rules, they would be put in jail. They would be put in for a sentence of at least four to five years in jail. But some people rebelled, and joined schools for whites only. They would get bullied, some even got rocks thrown on them. They were escorted by police and were crowded by paparazzi. Some even got statues in honor of them, and got the school name changed to theirs.
But, things were changing in America. The schools were changing their rules, more and more people were changing their minds. The laws were changing all over America about blacks and whites. Things had a good outlook for America.