How+Racism+Has+Changed+Over+Time

Racism has been present in society for ages because people learn to be intolerant of other groups of people from people around them. To build tolerance and become a less racist society, we should study the past and teach one another how to avoid repeating the past (Fighting Racism), and how to avoid the assumption that all stereotypes are true. Racism is still present only because we as a society let it continue to exist.

In the United States, people were prejudice against black people ever since the colonial era. Blacks were made into slaves and brutally beaten. It wasn't until after the Civil War ended that African-Americans were freed in all states. After being freed from slavery, they still faced discrimination up until after the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. Nowadays in America, racism is present in stereotypes and "the 'glass ceiling effect' which describes the 'invisible' differences in salary, position, and appraisals among men and women" (Modern Racism).

Racism was not a problem only in the United States, other countries had their share of racism as well. In Germany, Hitler was prejudice agianst people who were Jewish, and didn't have fair skin, blue eyes, and blonde hair. While Hitler was not exactly what you would call a racist, he was discriminant towards a majority of people in the country. Hitler was trying to create a "supreme race" of people and would kill anyone who didn't match the requirements of his "perfect image."

Racism is a worldwide issue still to this day. Although it is now more subtle than it used to be, it still isn't right. No one deserves to be discriminated against based on age, race, religion, sex, beliefs, or anything else.

The Evolution of Racism:
 * 1700s

Slavery: People chained each other up and brutally beat them ||


 * 1800s

Slavery was abolished but people were still discriminated against ||


 * 1900s

Holocaust: Hitler tried to create a "supreme race" and killed many people ||


 * 2000s

Discrimination is present mainly as stereotypes ||



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