Civil Rights Act Of 1964: The Main Causes Of Racism

Racism is one of the most common issues in humanity. It haunts our past and can degrade our future. In spite of the Civil Rights movements in the 50s and 60s, racism is still prevalent in America today. The Civil Rights act of 1964 outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. Unfortunately racism in America still exist. Why are we still struggling with racism? To answer this question we need look at the Main Causes of Racism. Racism has many causes, but the ones this paper will focus on are Ignorance, Fear, the human desire to feel superior to others and Darwin’s theory “survival of the fittest.”
In order to understand the main roots of the causes of racism. Humans naturally may feel threatened when things we cherish such as our culture, history, family, and territory. Likelyness and to feel with those that look and reflect on our appearances and behavior. Racism is a natural reaction of humans in order to protect all of this. They would protect their kind. That means that they feel fear to for any loss of what makes them who they really are. Fear could be one the most contributions of racism of

This can also relate to ignorance for the simple fact that they ignore their confidence, self esteem, and ignore the love they should feel for them self. When racism come involved they forget the love of others and the lives of other. They could appreciate who they are and they will be appreciated the way they do with others. A cause of racism is not a social act but is an individual act.Selfishness is another causes of racism. We can become really selfish as humans, caring only about our self and our race. If a child is not taught to respect others then the likelihood of them becoming racist increased. People who are not selfish and caring are likely not to be racist. The fact that the cause, effects, and future impact racism is caused for a variety of