People are judged based off their race and the color of their skin. Racism is known as the hatred towards a person due to skin color, place of birth, and language. From the 1600s through the late 1960s, racism has resulted in slavery and segregation. According to the evidence, racism could be on the rise in public schools. Cases of racial stereotyping and derogatory jokes and sayings have become more frequent. Oregon has started racism free zones in their schools, and are making no excuses for racial jokes. In To Kill A Mockingbird, a black man is convicted of rape on a white girl. In court, evidence clearly showed that he was not guilty, but due to the color of his skin, he was proven guilty. “ It’s a black man’s word against the Ewell’s… The jury couldn’t possibly be expected to take Tom’s word over the Ewell’s” (Lee, 100). This shows how people are judged on things that are so unimportant, and they aren’t given a fair shot at life just because they aren’t
People are judged based off their race and the color of their skin. Racism is known as the hatred towards a person due to skin color, place of birth, and language. From the 1600s through the late 1960s, racism has resulted in slavery and segregation. According to the evidence, racism could be on the rise in public schools. Cases of racial stereotyping and derogatory jokes and sayings have become more frequent. Oregon has started racism free zones in their schools, and are making no excuses for racial jokes. In To Kill A Mockingbird, a black man is convicted of rape on a white girl. In court, evidence clearly showed that he was not guilty, but due to the color of his skin, he was proven guilty. “ It’s a black man’s word against the Ewell’s… The jury couldn’t possibly be expected to take Tom’s word over the Ewell’s” (Lee, 100). This shows how people are judged on things that are so unimportant, and they aren’t given a fair shot at life just because they aren’t