Issue: racism
I have read several books and seen several movies that show the racism in the southern states back in the olden days. I studied 'To Kill A Mocking Bird' in 10th grade, and this book, plus I have seen 'The Help'. These resources have all given me a better understanding of the majority mind set of people in the south through 1700s through the 1900s. Most of the people in this time did not see Africans as people but more of animals. They lived in poverty and were treated horribly and did a lot of physical labour on plantations.
I think that these issues caused major problems for Africans and non Africans. For the Africans it is more obvious that these issues harmed them. For the white people that had this attitude, they missed out on a lot of great people and cultural traditions they could have learned. Even today there are people that are still highly racist and I think that affects them because they are not living their lives to the fullest potential. I could not imagine looking down on someone because of the color of their skin.
I think the racist attitude continues to cause harm to people throughout modern day society and change is needed.
An example of modern day racism is that one of the black teens that was recently shot and killed in the southern states, was shot by an officer from a known racist police station. There were e-mails found being sent back and fourth with racial slurres and photos. Some were even about Obama and his wife.
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