Carina's+Reflection

In American history, people of different races were not treated equally. Our generation has seen a drastic change from what our country was like previous to this era. An accomplishment that made a great impact on the people was the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and a result of this was the change that we incorporated this year. Decades ago, having a black president wouldn't have been imaginable, but now things have altered. We can see small steps can have a big influence. I commend our country for the inspirational modification that were made.

Although we have moved on from our tortuous days of slavery and segregation, America still remains to be a racist country. It is true that you cannot "teach an old dog new tricks" and that some people do not change their opinions. America can still be a scary place for people of color/minorities. Minorities are racially profiled, and oppressed in a way that is done behind closed doors. Although it is in our constitution that "all men are created equal" it does not alway go this way. Just because our government does approve of one dominant race having power in our country, doesn't mean that events of oppression don't take place. We can see that here in our own home of Chicago, neighborhoods are racially divided. THe South side is mainly occupied with Black citizens, while the North is mainly White and depending where in the North side it is more diverse.