So poor in fact, that there wasn't any. There was no school bus, so pupils had to walk miles, just to get to school. ... Then white people were taken back considerably, but what did they expect? ... ""It was then when I bumped into Lillian Jean Simms." ... White people, in theory, had no opportunity to be kind to Negro people. ...
When asked if their interracial marriage had effected their primary focus friends the majority said no. ... They were then asked, if theses kinds of reactions from people weakened or strengthened there marriage. ... Some reasons they gave of how it strengthened their marriage was that it motivated them to be even happier then they were when they first met or that fact that people want to see their marriage fail is what keeps them going. ... However, when asked if they might one day be in a relationship with someone of a different race, all but 1 said no. There was a tendency for those whos...
He thought there was no one to borrow from because "who does have money on a reservation- (59) He then turned to Tribal Council, who gave Victor one hundred dollars, which still wasn't enough for the roundtrip. ... There would be no hungry Indians; all the tribes will always have more than enough food like lobster, rather than fry bread. ... But what is there to live for? ... There is a way Native Americans live, though. ... The Native Americans" lives were so worthless and meaningless that if one Indian murdered another one, no one would care because it is considered so minor,...
Miss Watson has no remorse when it comes to Jim being separated from his family. ... This just goes to show that back then people viewed white people as superior to blacks, which allowed whites to act out and then walk away free. They looked down upon the opposing race when in reality; there were white people who were a bigger disgrace to society than most of the black population. ... Including this friendship in the story represents the idea that race plays no factor in determining who a person really is. ... He takes a humorous approach as he clearly portrays how blacks were treated back t...
If that is true, then that point was definitely shattered by Sherman Alexie. ... No stories, no songs. ... In Reservation Blues, there were many stereotypes. ... But Father Arnold insisted that there would be buffalo because on television there were Indians always hunting buffalo. ... They are going to see that there is no way of escaping stereotypes except to stay on the reservation in order to stay normal and not be persecuted. ...
Today, racism is a problem that everyone must face no matter what race a person is. ... In the 1950's there was segregation in the schools upheld by the Supreme Court decision, Plessy vs. ... Then in 1953, Marshall and the teacher appealed to the U.S. ... In the movie, Separate But Equal, a black chauffeur was forced to sleep in the car because there was no hotel for him to stay in within a twenty mile radius of his bosses hotel. ... I do not believe that there are inferior races in the world but I do believe that there are inferior people. ...
Since the mother died during childbirth, there was no mother figure in the children's lives; therefore, their father, Atticus, raised Scout and Jim. ... This form of payment, a bartering system, is still used to this day, but is not as prevalent as then. ... When Scout and Jim are shown at school, there are no black children playing in the schoolyard or attending school. Back then, schools were segregated; white children and black children did not attend school together! ... There were schools for black children, but they were very few and quite distant making it almost impossible to...
A man who is of two different racial groups can be offended when there is no other choice but to check off the "Other" box because being viewed as an "other" can lower one's sense of worth. ... Some may get the impression that if race were not to be important, then why would it be on many important forms? ... Everybody will merely be a "ghost" since there is no way to identify him or her. Crime will probably be on the rise since criminals know it will be more difficult to catch them if there is no description of them. Lost or missing children will be harder to find since there were no...
There were two black men not doing their job. ... These types of scenarios were appalling. Then we started to see how the judicial system was no different than being out there in the communities with lynch mobs. ... Although some inequality still exists, it is not as bad as it was back then. Somewhere on the America's timetable there was a turning point and I think professor Kreus expressed that quite well with a song from Billy Holiday about lynchings....
Is it the place where you were conceived but what if your parents were on vacation in another country? Or is it the place where you were born at but what if you were in mid air in an airplane? ... Or is it just simply where you live and if it is because of the place where you live, then how long do you have to live there in order for you to say you are in that category? ... Why this happen no one really knows. ... There are many people out there that are unsure also due to all the factors one can base on to categorize themselves. ...
During the novel there are various points showing that racism was very accepted, and common in that era. ... Then there was the incident where Mr. ... If he was really such a threat to the community, then why did they all shrug it off? It was a though they knew he wasn't able to hurt anyone, and there was no point in shooting him, but even if he was shot, it wouldn't have mattered. ... There was fact after fact saying that he couldn't have done the crime, and that her father did it, but everyone knew that there was no chance for Tom Robinson. ...
His encounters prove that there is no difference in humans based on skin color. ... There were certain states that he went that many whites were friendlier than others. ... There were contrasts when he described what he saw as a white man and then as to what he saw when he was black. ... It encourages me not to be fearful because then I will not be able to see the good points in life. ... This showed that everyone was living in a fear, causing no one to see the sunlight. ...
However, the situation in America is that there is no "age-old American culture." There are no American-styled rugs or American-style leather dress shoes. ... Odd enough this makes me no less of an American. ... I could go to China, live there, pursue a career there, and develop a group of friends there. ... Then, as our troops were out searching for the terrorists, we kept up our flags and added signs that said "Support Our Troops." ...
Black people think they've had it bad with racism from whites, and then there are those of both races. ... If there were an all white college or school, black people would raise hell, and say that's segregation. ... There's black history month, but what if there were white history month? ... Quite frankly, there may never be a solution. ... No one will be able to stop racism. ...
Most live in urban, violent and cracked infested areas with no daddy and live in a single parent household with a lot of bothers and sisters, to many for the mom to support. They don't have a chance to grow up in a nice neighborhood where there is no crime, no drugs and have successful black people to look up to. ... But a child that grew up in the ghetto and then put in suburban neighborhood will bring there ghetto heritage to the urban life. ... They don't want to get an education, then go through college, then law school, to finally become a lawyer then start making the money at 3...
For weeks, he struggles to save his clients life and then his own. ... Any father would want them dead with no questions asked. ... There were people not getting the rites they deserve. ... If you were white you would be getting a different trial then if you were black. ... In my eyes there is no difference from a black father killing murders or a white father killing murders. ...
The first is that the way that it is being done is the fairest way in making sure that there is no racial or economic discrimination. ... There was segregation, and there were also hate groups. There were people that believed that people other than whites were inferior to those of white skin color. ... This ensures that there is no racial discrimination. ... There is no better way to do this, then through the school that they grow up and are educated in. ...
Many African Americans were willing to fight and die for their country, while others would do anything to avoid being sent to a war that they felt they had no right fighting. ... This was in spite of the fact that other anti violent people like the Quakers and Amish people were granted conscientious objector status with no questions asked. ... There was still a lot of prejudice in the military during training and before the new recruits were shipped out. There were many documented events of racial violents during basic training. ... Steps, though small steps, were taken to stop this ever ...
Even though politicians might say that there is no more racism going on, the fact remains that racism will always exist. ... Some white people still think that black people are no good for anything but being slaves. Even though there are still some KKK organizations some white people are just racist against them because of what they were taught by their parents. ... However the governor of Staten Island said that there is no proof that it was an act of racism, while most people said that is was clearly racism. ... Where she moved to were only some Asians and Spanish people. ...
He also proves that forty acres and a mule were given and then taken away soon after. ... No present government officials were around 250 years ago. ... This is where the government went wrong because now there are millions of people who want compensation for something they may have had no hand in. ... Just as mentioned earlier, there are many groups that were persecuted; therefore, if we give reparations to blacks then where must we draw the line with Italians, Irish, Mexicans, and Native Americans? ... The government did do the things that were stated and these actions were wrong. ...
Until they come to grips with it, there is no problem. ... And they are not supposed to harm anyone through "reverse discrimination." 3 Then there are those who are completely unaware of racism in the world. ... No one could know. ... And in their earlier years were known to ride on horses and kill blacks for no reason, just hate. ... Where there is a problem, there is a solution. ...
Then at the end of the scene his fathers said don't give in to Sweeney's trap. 3. ... Lamont told Derek one day while they were folding sheets that there are more of him than they are of you in the prison. ... When Derek breaks from his group in prison the person who came there to support him was Mr. ... Another thing is that he were to change it would take along period of time. 17. ... On the other hand I like the overall theme of the movie, which people can change no matter how they were socialized. 18. ...
In the 1600's, white men used Africans as slaves and treated them as if they were not human. "Black" people were not even allowed to use the same drinking fountains as white people until the mid-1900's. Hitler and his men killed over five million people because they were Jewish or were not their definition of "normal". ... If we raise our children to believe all people are equal from the start, then prejudice will slowly vanish over time. ... Parents and schools need to teach children that people need to have courtesy and kindness towards others, no matter what. ...
Robert then told his cousin that he did not have to sign the form and that the officer was violating there constitutional rights. The officer said he would have to get the dog out there to make sure there were not any drugs Racial Profiling Isn't That Bad 3 in the car if Robert" cousin did not sign sign the consent form. ... The book then shows that the police had a good reason to stop and search the car. ... (City journal vol.11 no.2) This case was also talked about in the book Driving While Black but...
"There was no place for Cholly's eyes to go. ... (Bluest Eye, 148) As you well know Cholly then left to go to Macon so he could find his father. He then finds freedom being there because he ran away and there was no one there to tell him what to do. ... He then meets Pauline and he is again happy but when he realizes that he must carry the "sheer weight of sameness" while being married, he is lead to being despair and becoming a drunk. ... He didn't hit me too hard, "cause I were pregnant I guess, but the fights, once they got started up again, kept up." ...
