All posts tagged Racism

Racism has been a steady problem all through time. One of the most troublesomeareas of racism is in places of education. Finding a cure for this would be a major steptowards ending racism in general. No one has ever thought of a solution yet, and racismwill be strong as long . . . Read more

In our textbook, prejudice is defined as: ” a form of thinking whereby anindividual forms an unfavorable attitude directed towards groups of people,based on insufficient or incorrect evidence about these groups”. Prejudicehas been a part of society for as long as society has been. There are manydifferent theories on the . . . Read more

Racism & Hate Crimes in AmericaBlacks were introduced to American soil during the 17th and 18th centuries via the triangular trade route, and were welcomed by whips, chains, shackles, and all the horrors of slavery. Slavery was legitimized by our government and continued for a few hundred years, taking a . . . Read more

Racism: The Precedent to Slavery in North AmericaIn tracing the origins of slavery or racism in either sense, one must keep in mind that neither is an event or circumstance that occurred in North America in the 17th through 19th centuries. We must examine slavery as an institution and racism . . . Read more

The sizzling streams of sunlight were just beautifully glimmering down on thecrisp green school yard. Such a wonderful day that was. Nothing couldhave ruined it. Little Jimmy, since it was such a wonderful day decided to goto the corner store and buy himself a little treat. As little Jimmy startedwalking . . . Read more

Heart of Darkness: Ignorance andRacismJoseph Conrad develops themes of personalpower, individual responsibility, and social justice in his book Heartof Darkness. His book has all the trappings of the conventional adventuretale – mystery, exotic setting, escape, suspense, unexpected attack. ChinuaAchebe concluded, “Conrad, on the other hand, is undoubtedly one of thegreat . . . Read more

There is a current debate that the description of Jim in the novel“Huckleberry Finn” is racist leading to some schools banning it fromtheir libraries. Jim’s character is described as an uneducated and simplesounding; illiterate slave and some people have looked upon thischaracterization as racist. Jim is depicted as a slave . . . Read more

annon“…Everybody jumped on him, beat the hell out of him… Everybody washitting him or kicking him. One guy was kicking at his spine. Another guyhitting on the side of the face… He was unconscious. He was bleeding. Everybody had blood on their forearms. We ran back up the hill laughing… . . . Read more

…Everybody jumped on him, beat the hell out of him… Everybody was hitting him or kicking him. One guy was kicking at his spine. Another guy hitting on the side of the face… He was unconscious. He was bleeding. Everybody had blood on their forearms. We ran back up the . . . Read more