On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King gave a speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. to about 250,000 people. He gave a speech moving not only those who were there to hear the speech, but to those who were also listening/watching it. In his speech, he spoke of many things, for example, how racism separates, how racism blinds, and how racism stunts society’s growth. Above all, he spoke of his dream. Emphasizing how the negative effects of racism creates problems for all.
In any case, racism separates everyone. In the book, the Secret Life of Bees, the main character Lily is in a room surrounded by only people of color, and her being the only non-colored person in the room thinks to herself, “I felt white and self-conscious sitting …show more content…
As stated in an article written by Richard E. Lapchick, “Perhaps the most jarring statistic was one found by Moscow-based SOVA center and UEFA affiliate FARE Network: 92 incidents of discriminations via displays and chants by Russian soccer fans during the 2014-15 season,” (The Tide of Racism in Sports Still Flowed Strongly in 2015, paragraph 12). With the next world cup destination in Russia, racism is a very likely situation during the soon to come matches, stunting societies growth to move forward from racism altogether. In a separate article, written by David R. Williams, he pronounces, “…74% of blacks and 31% of whites indicated that they had personally experienced racial discrimination (Schoen, 2012). At the same time, other national data reveal that whites now believe that they are more likely to be victims of racial discrimination than blacks (Norton & Sommers, 2011),” (Racism and Health I: Pathways and Scientific Evidence, paragraph 6). If racism is now beginning to aim towards those who used to be the perpetrator than we are taking a step back as society, instead of moving forward. Looking back through history, we have come a long way from racism, but the opinion of racism has effected everyone’s judgment and has stunted society’s growth as a
In any case, racism separates everyone. In the book, the Secret Life of Bees, the main character Lily is in a room surrounded by only people of color, and her being the only non-colored person in the room thinks to herself, “I felt white and self-conscious sitting …show more content…
As stated in an article written by Richard E. Lapchick, “Perhaps the most jarring statistic was one found by Moscow-based SOVA center and UEFA affiliate FARE Network: 92 incidents of discriminations via displays and chants by Russian soccer fans during the 2014-15 season,” (The Tide of Racism in Sports Still Flowed Strongly in 2015, paragraph 12). With the next world cup destination in Russia, racism is a very likely situation during the soon to come matches, stunting societies growth to move forward from racism altogether. In a separate article, written by David R. Williams, he pronounces, “…74% of blacks and 31% of whites indicated that they had personally experienced racial discrimination (Schoen, 2012). At the same time, other national data reveal that whites now believe that they are more likely to be victims of racial discrimination than blacks (Norton & Sommers, 2011),” (Racism and Health I: Pathways and Scientific Evidence, paragraph 6). If racism is now beginning to aim towards those who used to be the perpetrator than we are taking a step back as society, instead of moving forward. Looking back through history, we have come a long way from racism, but the opinion of racism has effected everyone’s judgment and has stunted society’s growth as a