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    Racial Profiling An issue that is widely debated but often is left lingering if it’s correct to use racial profiling as a police tactic. Bob Herbert‚ wrote‚ ‘’Jim Crow Policing” published in 2010 in the New York City needs to be restrained. Herbert begins building his credibility by using rhetorical appeal of logos in the form of statistics to establish the incapability of the victims of racial profiling in New York City in the end of the article‚ he relies heavily on pathos and emotionally driven

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    can conclude that racism was a huge problem that lead to unfair punishments and rules towards a certain group. Whites were very racist towards African Americans. Meaning they did not treat them the same and made ridiculous laws against them. The Jim Crow Laws would be an example of ridiculous laws. The set of laws restricted Blacks from many things‚ like going to the same school as whites or communicating with whites. A few reasons why there was racism between blacks and whites was because they had

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    of the South. They began to migrate to the west and north in the 1890’s. This was known as The Great Migration.     African Americans were segregated by the Jim Crow laws. Their lives were controlled at all times by these laws. The Jim Crow laws made African Americans as second class citizens.     Lynching became a big way to enforce Jim Crow laws. The lynchings were advertised. Groups of people would gather around to watch an African American get lynched. It was like a show that was being put on

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    Apartheid Definition.

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    Apartheid The Apartheid defined by dictionary.com is a policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race. The apartheid in South Africa was a system of racial segregation which was enforced through legislation by government in particular the national party. The national party ruled from 1948 to 1994. The apartheid made sure that the rights of the majority black residents of South Africa were cut and for the whiter part of the community the rules were maintained. The apartheid

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    In the book “The Ethics of Living Jim crow “‚ it was about how the Jim Crow law was stopping blacks from getting jobs and keeping their jobs. The Jim Crow Laws were laws that the state enforce in the south. The laws was for African Americans for public schools‚ public places and public transportation. In the reading” Blood-Burning Moon” by Jean Toomer. This reading was about African American woman that was working for some white folks‚ she was pretty and beautiful. The white son in the house loved

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    ethics regarding racism in Canada and the United States of America. The two things that stuck out the most to me we reading the Jim Crow laws and watching the “Class Divided” studies performed by Jane Elliot. These caused me to think deeper‚ and question my actions‚ thoughts and words‚ along with those of the people around me regarding discrimination and racism. Jim Crow laws were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States. Some common laws include: blacks and

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    Apartheid (Separateness)

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    Apartheid  (separateness) was a system of legal racial segregation enforced by the National Party government of South Africa between 1948 and 1993‚ under which the rights of the majority ’non-white’ inhabitants of South Africa were curtailed and minority rule by white people was maintained. Racial segregation in South Africa began in colonial times. However‚ apartheid as an official policy was introduced following the general election of 1948. In the run-up to the 1948 elections‚ the main Afrikaner

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    Medical Apartheid

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    Medical Apartheid In the book‚ Medical Apartheid‚ Harriet A. Washington touches on some major soft points‚ that really made me think and I believe that if many other people read this they would be surprised as well‚ because when she goes into detail about the cruel treating of African Americans in the past‚ it is just shocking to find out what we didn’t know. Basically‚ Medical Apartheid is the first and only comprehensive history of medical experimentation on African Americans. It begins

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    with segregation that limited and restricted the quality of their lives. These limitations and restrictions came to be known as Jim Crow laws. Jim Crow was a

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    blacks spoke and acted. However‚ when speaking about Jim Crow Law‚ we are not speaking about the character he played. Even though the Jim Crow Law was named after Rice’s character it had nothing to do with his show. What was the Jim Crow law and how did it affect blacks in America (The Origins of Jim Crow)? When we refer to Jim Crow Law‚ we speak not of Rice’s character‚ but of a law that was enacted and followed by mainly southern states. Jim Crow Law was established in 1877‚ and made it legal to

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