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Running Head: Racial Discrimination

Racial Discrimination: Past and Present Corshonda Johnson Hampton University

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Abstract Racial discrimination has been an ongoing ongo ing problem within society from the time of slavery. ver the years racial discrimination has progressed to where it is now. !he iss"e of racial discrimination is shown in many different aspects and towards people o f all races. !his literat"re review will inform the reader abo"t the history of racial discrimination along with the different ways in which discrimination is present in society today.


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Introduction

#rom the time that slaves arrived in America many races have been treated "nfairly. A ma$or ma$or on going go ing problem within society is the problem of racial discrimination% this problem was at its pea& d"ring the reconstr"ction era and d"ring the civil rights movement. !hro"gho"t the years racial discrimination has progressed more and more within the Hispanic and African American races. !he way in which discrimination is displayed among different c"lt"re has changed thro"gho"t the years. 'any lawma&ers and politicians have fo"ght to ma&e laws for it to be harder for immigrants to be able to become citi(ens. Discrimination is e)hibited thro"gho"t society in places s"ch as grocery stores% school% ch"rches% and places of wor&. D"e to the on going problem with discrimination the following *"estions have been formed +,n what ways are discrimination interpreted within society-% +!o what e)tend does discrimination hinder advancements within society-% +How has the way in which discrimination is displayed changed over the past seventy/five years-% and +,s racial discrimination interpreted and displayed differently among different c"lt"res-. !hro"gho"t this paper the *"estions stated will be analy(ed in depth. In what ways are discrimination interpreted within society? Discrimination is defined as +the +the practice of "nfairly treating a person or gro"p of

people differently from other people or gro"ps of people0'erriam 1ebster 1ebster dictionary2. dictionary2. 1ith first hand research it has been discovered that many people define discrimination as the ill treatment of others beca"se of their race% ethnicity% or religions3 others also described it as when a person p erson allows negative views towards another persons race% gro"p or c"lt"re. Discrimination comes in many forms% which incl"de age% gender% religio"s belief% disability% disability% and stat"s 0H"man rights commission2. commission2. Racial discrimination is showed


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in many different places s"ch as schools% in rest"rantes% wor&places% retail4 grocery stores% ban&s. 5ased off of primary research not only can discrimination happen within races b"t it can also happen with one partic"lar race. ne of the well &nown forms of discrimination within the African American American comm"nity is the light s&in vers"s dar& s&in rivalry. !his !his form of discrimination p"ts people peo ple of the same sa me ethnicity against one another. To what extend does discrimination hinder advancements within society? Discrimination has been an ongoing problem within society for cent"ries. Racial discrimination was first bro"ght along d"ring the time when man y of o"r ancestors where slaves. 6laves where racially discriminated d"e to the color of their s&in. 'any slaves of a lighter s&in comple)ion where ho"se slave% while those of a dar&er comple)ion co mple)ion where field slaves. #ast forwarding to the time of segregation and racial discrimination had hit its pea&. D"ring the time of the civil rights movement racial discrimination wasn7t only displayed verbally% b"t it was also display with physical force. 'any times people where beaten% spit "pon% shoved% and hosed down beca"se of the color of their s&in. ne of the main acts of racial discrimination was the 8reensboro sit in. ,n 9;< at the 1oolworth 1oolworth department store fo"r African American college st"dents ca"sed an "proar as they sat at the co"nter to be waited on. !he big problem was that the st"dents ref"sed to leave "ntil they where served as their white co"nter co "nter parts had been served. As they began to ma&e the people in the rest"rantes mad they began to get spat on and condiments sprayed4 d"mped on them as they ref"sed to to leave. !hese acts of racial discrimination persisted persisted for many years.

How has the way in which discrimination is displayed changed over the past seventy-five years?


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!he ways in which discrimination is interpreted has not changed m"ch over the last seventy/five years. D"ring the 9=<7s reperc"ssions of President #ran&lin D. Roosevelts >ew Deal were ta&ing place. D"ring the beginning of the 9=AACP leader @lbert 1illiam% he was lynched beca"se he organi(ed a voting rights drive. !he lynching of @lbert 1illiam happened d"e to one of the whites in his comm"nity becoming o"traged at him wanting e*"al voting rights as his white co"nterparts. !he second e)ample of discrimination d"ring this time period is President #ran&lin D. Roosevelt rders ,nternment of Japanese Americans. Americans. President Roosevelt p"t Japanese American7s in these internement camps beca"se he tho"ght that they co"ld potentially be spies d"e to the fact that they were Japanese and we $"st got bombs by Japanese people. Another e)ample of discrimination discrimination is that of 9= when +1hite 6ailors and 6oldiers Attac& ?atino Bo"th Bo"th in ?os Angeles oot 6"it Riots 0@*"al J"stice ,nitiative2. !he acts of racial discrimination listed above are $"st a few that were displayed d"ring the 9=<7s% which was aro"nd seventy/five years ago. ,f we fast/forward to ways in which discrimination is interpreted within today7s society we will see that not m"ch has changed. 'any acts of racial discrimination have happened within the present day one of them being the !rayvon 'artin case. ,n the winter of <9 seventeen year old !rayvon 'artin was shot by neighborhood watch g"ard 8eorge immerman. !rayvon !rayvon martin was shot d"e to the fact that +he loo&ed li&e a s"spicio"s African African American American male. ther acts of racial discrimination incl"de that of the 499 attac&s on the twin towers. !he


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attac&s on the twin towers were made by ,ranian people who were apart of the terrorist gro"p Al E"aeda. #or a long period of time time after the many people of middle middle eastern decent living in America were discriminated against d"e to the fact that people believed they were terrorist. !hese act of racial discrimination goes to show that within the seventy/five years racial discrimination has had little to no changes.

Is racial discrimination interpreted and displayed differently among different cultures? Racial discrimination can be interpreted in different ways. Racial discrimination is

presented in many p"blic arenas where it sho"ld not be s"ch as: school% places of employment% ch"rches% and stores. 5ased off o ff of primary research individ"als believe that discrimination is interpreted differently among different races and c"lt"res. ne e)ample given thro"gh research incl"des +white people have li&e red nec&s and blac& people have hood rats this e)ample refers to people of either decent who are typically from the more "rban parts of town and "s"ally are not financially stable. 1hen many c"lt"re4 race e)emplify discrimination towards one another they hinder themselves as a whole and to where there is no room for advancement.

Conclusion

Racial discrimination is an on going problem that can end one generation at a time. Racial discrimination has remained an important issue throughout society and throughout American history. Throughout the course of this paper reader where able to analyze issues that deal with racial discrimination and how it is exhibited with all races and

Running Head: Racial Discrimination different settings. The past and the current problems with racial discrimination will continue to affect people all across America and the world.

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Reference

Merriam Webster Dictionary. (n.d.). Retrieved April 01, 2016, from http://www.merriamwebster.com/dictionary/ Muhammad, D. (n.d.). Racial Equality In and Out of the Workplace. Retrieved April 01, 2016, from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dedrick-muhammad/racial-equality-in-andou_b_3836508.html Northern Territory. (n.d.). Retrieved April 01, 2016, from http://www.adc.nt.gov.au/discrimination/discrimination_occur.html Patterson, J. T. (n.d.). The Civil Rights Movement: Major Events and Legacies. Retrieved April 01, 2016, from http://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/civil-rightsmovement/essays/civil-rights-movement-major-events-and-legacies Race/Color Discrimination. (n.d.). Retrieved April 01, 2016, from http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/race_color.cfm Today. (n.d.). Retrieved April 01, 2016, from http://racialinjustice.eji.org/timeline/1940s/


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Appendix

Interview Questions 1 How do !ou !ou de"ne de"ne discrimin discrimination ation# # $!la: not treating someone e%uall! &ased o' t(e color o) t(eir s*in +else!: w(en ,eo,le are treated un)airl! due to t(eir race or ,igment -a!a: t(e ill treatment o) ot(er &ecause o) race. et(nicit!. or religion /livia H: discrimination is w(en !ou (ave a negative view towards anot(er race. grou,. or culture 2 Describe different forms of discrimination within yo"r race'yla: light s&in vs dar& s&in% women vs men% nat"ral hair vs rela)ed hair% >aya: light s&in dar& s&in Felsey: nat"ral hair debate% acne vs no acne% region vs region% thic& vs s&inny livia H: nat"ral hair vs rela)ed hair% region vs region 3 !o what e)tend has discrimination hinder advance ments within society'yla: not p"tting someone that has credentials vers"s someone of a different race with lower credentials Felsey: a lot of light s&in people get more $obs than light s&in people% if yo" loo& will off yo" will be treated diffently >aya: denied loans beca"se white people ta&e all the money% its not a level playing field livia H: , watched doc"mentary on light s&in vs dar& s&in debate and dar&er color women seem li&e they are at a dis advantage more than a light s&in women% they want to% lighter s&in women also attract g" ys more than dar&er women =. in which which ways has discrimi discriminatio nation n and stereoty stereotypes pes hindered hindered o"r o"r societysociety'yla: not p"tting someone that has credentials vers"s someone of a different race with lower credentials G. Do yo" thin& racial racial discrim discriminatio ination n is interprete interpreted d and displayed displayed different differently ly among different c"lt"res'yla: absol"tely yes% especially with people of mayonnaise complection%


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Felsey: yea li&e white people have li&e red nec&s and blac& people have hood niggas >aya: white people have white trash and blac& people have ratchet people livia H: yes beca"se yo" have people who don7t "nderstand different c"lt"res and they only go based off of what they see and here ;. Have yo" yo" had any any personal personal e)periences e)periences with with discr discriminat iminationion'yla: when , went to neiman and marc"s and this white lady followed my friends , beca"se she tho"ght , was a bro&e bitch and didn7t &now , was poppin >aya: yes% yo" tal& li&e a white girl Felsey: yes% people wo"ld be li&e , wo"ld never e)pect yo" to go to an hbc"% yo" act white livia H: yes people in my middle school "sed to call me an oreo% o reo% beca"se , tal&ed li&e , had sense they called me white% and then . 1ith 1ith America7 America7ss history history with segregat segregation ion do yo" thin& that that it is possible possible to live live in a world witho"t discrimination'yla: no f"c& America >aya: hell no% beca"se people in this society is closed minded Felsey: no beca"se people in todays society livia H: >o a world witho"t discrmintion is $"st not possible

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