Racism

RACISMBy: Arianna CruzPeriod 6

What is Racism? Racism

The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, esp. so to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races

Racism was difficult for people who were of another race, they were discriminated against as well as segregated from others

Racism Racism affected multiple races,

especially immigrants from other nations African Americans Hispanics Asians

Mainly focusing on African-American discrimination in America

Does racism still exist today? Racism today

Barack Obama being elected as president is seen as a change and end or racism

Discrimination still exists between all races Ex: Gang violence

Ghettos back then Ghettos

Residential area which a racial or ethnic group is forced to live

Created for African Americans as well as other ethnic groups

1910-1917 Southern and border cities did not allow

African-Americans to live in white neighborhoods

Ghettos Today These days, we have

“ghettos,” but it is not only for people of color, it is all people that do not necessarily have a ton of money

Ghettos today Poorer parts of cities Not designated to anyone,

just people that cannot afford a better living space

Also may have a lot of violence that is surrounding the neighborhood

NAACP The National Association for the

Advancement of Colored People February 12, 1909 “The Call”

Abolish racially biased legislations & enforced the 13th 14th & 15th amendments

The first board of directors were all whites Moorfield Storey (First president of NAACP)

New York May 31, 1909 First official conference

300 blacks and whites

NAACP 1919, NAACP had

300 branches with 900,000 members

Fought against lynch Mobs

Then began to focus more on the inequality of education, health care, housing, and public transportation

Racism Now All people are able to have equal rights

They are able to go to whatever schools they would like

Health care is offered to everyone that is able to afford it not just white people

Ghettos are not for colored people only Transportation is for everyone, we are all

aloud to freely ride buses, buy cares, ride trains, BART, etc.

Examples Example then:

Prime example of the inequality of transportation is Rosa Parks Arrested because she refused to give up her

seat for a white person Example now:

Some say that Barack Obama got elected because of the color his race

Interview I interviewed my grandma, she grew up on

Guam and so she is talking about the racism on Guam at that time and how it is now.

What do you remember about racism while you were growing up? Growing up on a small island, rather remote, racism

was just not an issue. In fact the concept of racism was rather foreign to me. Of course we read and discussed the issue of race, however to recognize an act or emotion as racist was difficult because it was not a focus in our society. Additionally the population on Guam was not as diverse as it is now.

Interview How do you feel things have changed from then

to now? I do visit home often and while on these visits I

recognize a change in attitudes when it comes to the issue of race. New industries have been established on the island in the interest of progress, mainly tourism. This has brought peoples from all over the world, mainly Asia, to our island and some have stayed and made it their home. And somehow when embracing diversity we meld some of the traditions and culture of our new neighbors in to our everyday lives, at the risk of losing some of our own.

Interview Do you still feel that racism is still going on

today? The indeginous (chamorros) recognize they

are at risk of losing the important elements of their rich culture and are now in a race to recapture and maintain traditions.

Our distinct language is key toensuring the continuity of our society. I feel the issue of prejudices on Guam now are generated not by race but by economics and the fear of losing cultural identity.

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