Historical Background of Racial Profiling It is difficult to trace the history of racial profiling but the principle of targeting those based on race and/or ethnicity existed well before, during and after slavery here in the United States. American History details that profiling based on race was prevalent during slavery, but as the slavery era ended, different forms of racial profiling continued in the United States. ... During the time of the Jim Crow era, the Italian physician and criminologist Cesare Lombroso (1835-1909) began to identify patterns of criminality based on the physical app...

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Abstract this paper will explore the histories of both Native American and African American cultures and their interactions with the dominant white population in America. ... A Comparison of Native American and African American Cultures Native American and African American cultures each have had their own long rich histories from before the white majority arrived in America. ... Native American History What is often referred to as the Native American population is actually comprised of over 500 unique tribes (Jackson, 1995). ... African American History with Native American Comparisons While N...

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For this first time in America's history the economy was growing exponentially and so was the population. ... Cultural backgrounds of immigrants expanded to Italians and Central and Eastern Europeans around the early 1890s. ...

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Leading up to World War II, minority Americans have had a long history facing racial discrimination in the United States, such as slavery and the Jim Crow laws against African Americans after the Civil War. ... After eight campaigns in Italy and France, the soldiers of the 442nd Regiment received one Congressional Medal of Honor, three Presidential Unit Citations, nine Legion of Merits, eight Soldier's Medals, 238 Bronze Stars of Valor, 30 Division Commendations, 24 Distinguished Service Crosses, 147 Silver Stars, 1,703 Purple Hearts and 2,173 Bronze Stars for Meritorious Service (Battali...

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The main character Calegero lived in a time where African-Americans and Italians, like himself despised each other. ... The negative stigma comes from the history of slavery and segregation that African Americans as well as other minorities like the have faced over many decades and continue to face at this present time. ...

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