How Is Racism Changed In The 1900's

Racism; “prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior.” Apply this definition to the citizens in the United States in the 1900’s and now, and then compare it. Do you see a difference? I don’t. Back then they were treated poorly as shown in Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, “Hidden Figures,” Raisin in the Sun, and several other sources. And right now, are you even aware of the acts performed by the citizens surrounding you daily? It it not much different from how you would see it in the previous years. Racism has hardly changed since the 1900’s in the U.S. And proving that is not a challenge. In the 1930’s, racism was very obvious and it was much more socially

As the years passed by, people lived their lives in the same racist communities. For example, there's a small, yet big, message from “Hidden Figures.” Throughout the beginning of the movie, the main character Kathryn Johnson, being the only “colored” woman working for NASA, was required to occupy her breaks running through the streets into the next town, just to reach a bathroom that's welcoming to her. Her boss would constantly shout at her for not being in his presence when he needed assistance. This showed no understanding and much disrespect, but eventually he made up for it by adjusting the rules in their private bathroom. If you think this is the only problem to occur during this time, you’d be wrong. In the story Raisin in the Sun, the Youngers were granted $10,000 for the death of Mr. Younger. Mama was the one initially receiving the money and wanted to accommodate the whole family into a new, spacious house, allowing there to be more indoor and outdoor room for all of them. After they purchased the house and the neighbourhood found out, they delivered one man to offer the family a large pay to basically not move in or find a new home. They didn’t enjoy the thought of “colored” people moving into their whites neighbourhood. This shows a level of racism that’s mind blowing because of how awful it

It has changed in the sense that there isn’t a total disregard for human rights or laws against specific races, but we are still far from equality and social justice. These vicious discriminatory acts are still occurring and at greater frequency. Citizens all around aren’t demonstrating respect towards those who might be different, often focusing more on our differences rather than our similarities. Many would argue that our current president is having a negative influence, basically the most powerful man in the free country, so that doesn’t set a good example. I wish we had peace and this culture of hate would die out, but unfortunately it is discouraging to think that many in the country share low opinions of those that might be different than them. If racism can’t change over the amount of years we've already lived through, is it even possible to make a positive change in the