Racism In Rural Areas

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Rural areas make up a wide range of non-Hispanic, whites in America accounting for 80 percent of residents. Mexicans account for 9 percent, African Americans 8 percent, and Native Americans make up the last 2 percent of the rural area population (Housing Council, 2012, pg. 1). Granting rural areas are becoming diverse and there is an up rise in statistics of non-whites who relocate to rural areas, discrimination still existence. This research paper will use three case studies to show that color blind racism is a problem that is often ignored and will continue until administrators, teachers, and the community take action to educate their students, and each other on colorblind

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