EmmaReflectionOnRacialIssues

Racism is ubiquitous in America. Many Americans believe that our society has become much less racist, and that is true. However, people forget about the forms of racism that still exist today in our country. For example, I chose the depiction of Arabs in Hollywood to point out the ways in which Arabs continue to be marginalized in our country, particularly after 9/11. I chose an Eric Holder quote because recently he spoke of the continuing problem of racism and its importance to the Obama administration. I chose the Margaret Atwood quote to represent my hope that one day we will realize that we are really all one human race. I chose the LBJ quote because it depicts the idea that African-Americans are not truly free, just "proclaimed" free because their race still prevents them from getting the opportunities a white American might get. I chose Toni Morrison's //The Bluest Eye// quote to exhibit the incredible effort African-Americans of the 1940s had to make in order to be treated with the slightest bit of respect. Michael Jackson's determination not to be defined by his race is inspirational. I included media about Brown v. Board of Education, Japanese Internment Camps, and the Zoot Suit Riots, because they describe the ways Americans have discriminated based on race in the past. Now, we must continue to work towards abolishing racism in America because we still have much work to do.

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