Racism has a variety of factors that have affected the world in many ways. Many have suffered from being mentally abused, treated unequal and simply chastised because of the color of their skin. The way black people were viewed back then was that they were the dirt under a white man’s feet. Today things have changed for the better. Although African American still struggle with being treated unfairly it’s not nearly as bad as it was back in the 1900’s. These changes that have occurred allowed blacks to have some of the same opportunities as whites, such as voting, attending the same schools, or using the same water fountain. African Americans have fought day in and day …show more content…
It seemed to get worse every year. African Americans fought for their lives every day to prevent them and their families from being brutally murdered, or beat for no earthly cause. African Americans gained the courage to fight for what was morally and lawfully right. The black panthers started by several men because of the inequality and torture toward blacks. The black panthers hosted riots and parades and even killed people out of anger and revenge. They caused major chaos in their community and paid the price for the many problems they caused. They knew that whites wanted power over them, and they wanted a change to prevent that from happening. They didn’t care that they were going to go suffer for what was right. They were unstoppable until the equality they wanted came to …show more content…
They believed that just because their skin is black doesn’t mean they are incapable of succeeding or living well like a white man did. The fight was harsh and brutal but they never gave up. The movements helped some chaos disappear. It may still be going on in America today, but because of the great leaders there was, a great amount of equality occurred. So many things have occurred since the 1900’s that have contributed in the chaotic behaviors happening today. All the events that have occurred in the past has showed up today. The disrespect, brutal killings of blacks, and the inequality all happened in the past and is still occurring, causing a repetitive cycle of things that have happened back then. Racism will always be there because history is like a revolving door, at some point it comes back in spurts. Eventually, it will pick up right where it left off. Racism is taught and will only change if our leaders today make a change and enforce