Race+in+America-Reflection

Many would like to think that America has entered an age where racism is not prevalent in American society. We have a black president and slavery is not part of America, so racism is gone, right? This is completely wrong, and according to De Tocqueville, racism will always be a part of America, it is woven into the fabric of America. I wanted to show that racism has not disappeared over the years and that racism is still a problem we have today. Just because laws do not dictate that African Americans are not inferior to other races, does not mean that injustices against African Americans take place each day. I though the cartoon that i presented at the bottom of the page was a satirical, yet informative view on modern racism. I thought it showed the subtle, yet extremely harmful, form of modern racism. Racism is no longer takes the form of public lynching etc. but comments even small actions that show that racism is still alive today.