Both the Jim Crow laws in the United States and Apartheid in South Africa were disgusting examples of government-sanctioned racism that discriminated against and fostered inequality among the African-American and African populations of the United States and South Africa‚ respectively. Although both systems of discrimination have been struck down through the countries respective legal systems‚ unfortunately they have had damaging lasting effects that continue to harm the black populations in both
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This week’s readings discussed a concept called “The New Jim Crow” which is about how black people and Latino’s are most likely to get more prison time than their counter-parts even when the crime committed is the same. The author goes on to talk about how people who are black and brown get stopped more and searched than any other race. Personally‚ I think the reason why people who are black and brown are most likely to be stopped and searched is because ‚ in most cases they cannot afford a good
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themes of racial retribution and the romanticism of slavery can be seen during the Jim Crow Era (1877 – 1950s) and over the current debates over the removal of Confederate statues. Iniatally after the Turner’s rebellion‚ Virginia did take the inaitative to debate about abolishing the institution as a whole in their state but unfortunately the pro-slavery side won and that led to the inactment of slave codes and other laws (ex. making it illegal to teach slaves how to read) meant to further oppresses
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Michelle Alexander’s book‚ “The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness”‚ essentially analyzes the United States criminal justice system. The main thesis/argument of her analysis is that mass incarceration constitutes a new system of racial oppression that is similar to slavery and the original Jim Crow. Furthermore‚ she claims that mass incarceration has had a profound impact on how criminal justice issues are interpreted today. She also argues that individuals who have fallen
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Fundamental to Apartheid and Jim Crow were values and habits that supported the oppression of groups of people who were perceived to be inferior. These systems take on different forms‚ but essentially have same structure. The implementation and maintenance of legislation passed during these eras allowed for the continued degradation of minorities. Many external factors aided in keeping these laws afloat and ensuring the dominance of the oppressors. Political‚ economic and societal pressures allowed
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The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow digital history website explores the events‚ organizations‚ and lives of those present during the era when the Jim Crow laws existed. Jim Crow refers to the set of laws sanctioned by the government that allowed racial oppression and segregation in the United States from the Reconstruction era until the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s (The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow). This website provides personal narratives‚ photographs‚ original documents‚ a timeline of events‚
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Jim Crow laws have always found their way back into the southern states‚ mainly by racist perseverance. The federal law always comes around when things get too extreme enforces old laws into relevance and restricted racist activity‚ but white supremacists still found ways to separate the races‚ by focusing on voting and elections. And in the end racism always seemed to get the best of society and created a barrier between blacks and whites. After the Civil War‚ the Emancipation Proclamation freed
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The New Jim Crow The New Jim Crow‚ written by Michelle Alexander‚ gives a brief history recount of the past caste systems that have oppressed African-Americans and proposes that today there is a new caste system. She suggests that today’s caste system is created by the U.S. criminal justice system by targeting black men and incarcerating them. In other words‚ she says that today’s racial caste is based on the mass incarceration of African-Americans. She supports her claims by providing an abundant
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Wright vs. Jim Crow: From the Ethics of Living Jim Crow by Richard Wright Social situations illustrate the power of how external pressures influence peoples’ reactions and responses. The pressures can often have a strong effect on their responses. Richard Wright’s "The Ethics of Living Jim Crow" illustrates his cruel childhood lesson of learning how to live with the prejudice and discrimination. It is an autobiographical sketch of the Negro experience in a white-dominant society. Whites
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within the system of mass incarceration. The appearance of the theoretical robber was formed from hegemony and preconceived notions of what a robber‚ or any criminal‚ looks like. Similarly‚ during the War on Drugs from the 1980s to the early 2000s‚ law enforcement sought out possible drug offenders based on hegemonic beliefs of race and class that have developed over time. Consequently‚ this led to the disproportional incarceration of minority groups‚ especially African Americans‚ to the point where
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