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__American Racism__

Whether you would like to admit it or not, racism exists in America. It may be muffled by the American government and taught that it is wrong in our school systems, but to say that racism is dead would be an ignorant statement. Even hundreds of years after de Tocqueville predicted that the downfall of America would be due to the poor treatment of African-Americans, we have not yet learned that there is no difference between white or black, Latino or Asian. Racism is an issue in America today. This is not to say that the issue of racism has not improved since the days of slavery or Jim Crowe, but we have a long way to go until America is truly a safe nation for all. The fact that in his presidential campaign now President Barrack Obama had to make a speech addressing issues of racism shows that racism lives. We as the next generation of Americans have the responsibility to end it.

//**Alexis de Tocqueville -- Democracy in America, pg 639:**// //“If there are ever great revolutions [in America], they will be caused by the presence of the blacks upon American soil. This is to say, it will not be the equality of social conditions but rather their inequality which may give rise thereto.”//

De Tocqueville shows through this quote his prediction of how the negative treatment of African Americans will turn out to ruin America. He was spot on in his ideas that racism will play a major role in the history of America, as it still has a large affect on society today.

To say that Racism is dead in America would be one of the most ignorant comments imaginable. This portrayal as our President, a man who brought so much hope to Americans, as an "ass," surrounded by stereotypical African-American foods. Although much of the nation has come to accept the fact that skin color does not play a role in the integrity of a man, however many Americans still have racist morals.

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