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One of the most serious problems confronting the United States is racial discrimination. Throughout its history, African, Hispanic, and Asian Americans have faced unequal and unfair opportunities and violence. Discrimination based on a person’s values, beliefs, and cultural customs is referred to as cultural racism. This essay will go over the definition of racial discrimination or racism in great depth. The essay will also go through the consequences of racism and how it affects people in society. This essay will also discuss the law, regulations, and steps governments should take. Because the United States is the reference society, this article investigates racial discrimination in America.
This topic was chosen since all of us in the group had experienced racism and discrimination in some form or another. It is painful in many ways to be denied equal opportunities and possibilities because of your skin color. This is unjust on all levels. Every human being is entitled to equal rights. The way we are misled by others cannot determine how we live. Racism is described as “the hatred of one person by another or the conviction that another person is less than human because of skin color, language, customs, place of birth, or any other trait that allegedly reveals the underlying nature of that individual.” It has affected wars, enslavement, the construction of nations, and legal codes” (“What”). Racism’s face has evolved over the last 50 years, yet some aspects remain constant. People passed anti-racism legislation, and it is no longer as direct. However, attitudes and stereotypes will continue to exist, causing others to be treated differently. Racism’s face has altered since there are now laws against it. Because racism was such a huge issue at the time, the 14th amendment was drafted, which gave everyone equal legal protection and “prevents excessive searches and seizures” (“Racial”)

Racial Discrimination in the U.S

This topic was chosen since all of us in the group had experienced racism and discrimination in some form or another. It is painful in many ways to be denied equal opportunities and possibilities because of your skin color. This is unjust on all levels. Every human being is entitled to equal rights. The way we are misled by others cannot determine how we live. Racism is described as “the hatred of one person by another or the conviction that another person is less than human because of skin color, language, customs, place of birth, or any other trait that allegedly reveals the underlying nature of that individual.” It has affected wars, enslavement, the construction of nations, and legal codes” (“What”). Racism’s face has evolved over the last 50 years, yet some aspects remain constant. People passed anti-racism legislation, and it is no longer as direct. However, attitudes and stereotypes will continue to exist, causing others to be treated differently. Racism’s face has altered since there are now laws against it. Because racism was such a huge issue at the time, the 14th amendment was drafted, which gave everyone equal legal protection and “prevents excessive searches and seizures” (“Racial”). According to James McBride in The Color of Water, he and his family “were shocked by the racial division of the city and surrounding country, where most of the black kids attended understaffed and underfunded city schools while whites attended sparkling clean suburban schools with fantastic facilities” (McBride 180). This shows that, as racism has transformed up north, there are fewer segregated schools in New York. While in the south, there are still segregated schools and terrible housing in Delaware.
Racial discrimination is the unequal treatment of someone based on their skin color, ethnicity, or origin. Racial prejudice has continued in the United States and throughout the world; it is a big issue in the United States. There is a statute against discrimination in Queensland. Racial discrimination denies people many chances that they might otherwise have had. Racism, both institutional and individual, has harmed African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Americans. This discrimination occurs as a result of some Americans associating their aptitude with their race. Some people believe that white people have more potential and talent. As a result, how they treat people demonstrates this. Racism can occur in a variety of forms, including between persons who live together or among neighbors, as well as between teachers, employers, or students. Racism manifests itself in several ways. Individual racism, institutional racism, and cultural racism are the three basic types. Individual racism occurs when a person or group discriminates against and unfairly treats people of various races. Institutional racism is faced through the policies of institutions, either consciously or unknowingly. Discrimination based on a person’s values, beliefs, and cultural customs is referred to as cultural racism. This essay will go over the definition of racial discrimination or racism in great depth. The essay will also go through the consequences of racism and how it affects people in society. This essay will also discuss the law and regulations, as well as the steps that governments should do. Because the United States is the reference society, this article investigates racial discrimination in America.
Discrimination was also observed in the workplace, with immigrants only permitted to accept the lowest-paying occupations, which were also the most physically demanding. It should be mentioned that blacks were especially useful in farm tasks, and in general, American culture disliked immigrants and went to great lengths to exclude blacks and colored people, including native Indians, from public and social settings. Jews were also subjected to discrimination in the educational system. This was because they were seen to be doing well in their employment. As a result, the United States said that while working with Jews was not a problem, socializing with them was. Racism in the twenty-first century primarily existed between blacks and whites. But Native Americans were more brutally affected by racism since they were the first who occupied the U.S. before the colonial era. Those that survived were only granted 4% of the land stolen from them by the US government. The natives signed treaties with the United States, but they were eventually broken. According to reports, American Indians and Alaska Natives earn extremely little money. It is also a source of concern that, despite their unique status, these people receive the least education and hence have the fewest people who obtain college degrees. They have also been found to have the highest proportion of persons living below the poverty line. Furthermore, there are several cases of unintentional fatalities as well as suicides. Therefore, racism has a considerable impact on three racial groups that comprise the country’s ethnic minorities. According to the 2000 US Census, the United States has more than 36 million African Americans (13% of the American population) and 47 million Hispanics (15.4% of the American population). Asian Americans represent 4% of the total American population (2000 US Census, 2012). As a result, more than 32% of the total American population experienced direct or indirect discrimination and abuse as a result of their race in 2000, and this number continues to rise. Although racism and racial discrimination are illegal in the United States, there are other forms of indirect discrimination that arise inside a community. African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans face discrimination based on race in everyday interactions with representatives of the American ‘white’ majority in schools and businesses. In American society, the challenges of forming prejudices about minorities’ intelligence and role in society, harassment, and abuse are discussed. The issue is that several policies intended at reducing racism (such as Affirmative Action) are regarded as discriminatory by ‘white’ Americans.
Racism is frequently mentioned in the United States as a result of slavery. Others focus on the fact that the situation became less pressing in the 1960s when Jim Crow laws were repealed (Takaki, 1993). In actuality, racism is a facet of modern American culture that disproportionately affects members of minority groups such as African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans.
But there is a way we can stop this by everyone taking responsibility as an individual as well as an entire community. The best instrument for combating racial discrimination is information. What individuals say about other races should be positive. Art can also be used to build cohesiveness among individuals of different colors and ethnicities. Participation in a global network is also beneficial in terms of understanding the values of various cultures and focusing on the positive. Before discriminating against other cultures, it is vital to be fully informed about them on a personal level. Reading newspapers, magazines, and novels, and watching movies can help with this. One should have friends from other cultures. Maintaining a social circle of people with comparable cultural affiliations allows for the spread of racial discrimination. Simple comments that may be discriminatory should be avoided at all costs.
Since racism is both a moral and a political issue, the US government should assume full responsibility for ensuring that all Americans, regardless of race, have equal rights. The laws and rules are insufficient. The most essential thing is to love everyone for who they are.

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