Category: Racism in America

Emmett Till was just a 14-year-old teenager who possibly whistled at a white woman. Bryant and Milam severely beat the boy, gouging out one of his eyes. They then took him to the banks of the river, where they killed him with a single gunshot to the head. The two men tied the teens body…

The origins of racism in the United States of America was both culturalized and institutionalized all throughout history. The fundamentals racist ideas play a big role in todays society and the general public. Racism in American history started through slavery which is a system that legally permitted the enslavement of African Americans. The way slave…

History and Purpose Racism has been a constant in the United States of America even before it was an internationally recognized country. Of course, the land we now call America was occupied by peoples different than the current residents. One could even say that this land was built on racism. Of the many things the…