Racial Tensions
An unpleasant mark on the world’s history is racial tension. Although racial tension is a problem now, it has repeated itself throughout the years. Throughout time, these tensions are seen in segregation and ideas of racial superiority. These beliefs have been passed down and taught through generations in order to keep races separate. Racial hoaxes, when one race blames another race for a crime because they have issues with that particular culture, and other racial issues have been written about, made into movies, such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Lynchings in Duluth and Prom Night in Mississippi and perpetuated by those who are scared. Racial tension is as prevalent in today’s society as it was one hundred years ago, which perpetuates …show more content…
The percentage of U.S. schools with racial segregation or socioeconomic isolation went up from nine percent to sixteen percent in fourteen years. Ordinary white churchgoing people thought that if they let black people into their community that it would corrupt the system of how things worked: “... Keeping black people in their place was nothing less than pest control... ” (“Lynchings in Duluth” n. pag.). Many whites believed that by integrating with different races other than their own, it would be harmful to their image and the safety of their community. In addition, some places are exclusive because the white communities do not want to give their money to other cultural groups: “The city of Beaumont said it would rather give up the funding than build homes for these people in a richer and whiter part of town”. (J. Henneberger n. pag.). Certain cities refuse to give the African Americans a sense of hope, these places do this by cutting back on the resources they allow the African American communities. Because white people are not ready to accept the African American community they put limits on the assets that they give the African …show more content…
The racial hoax cases we see in a courtroom tend to lend itself to the escalating tensions between class and race: “As rumors flew through West Duluth, tension mounted throughout the day until a mob marched down the Superior Street” (Lynchings in Duluth n. pag.). People get all worked up about rumors because they take them at face value instead of researching why it’s a problem and what they can do to fix it. Furthermore, tensions are heightened by racial profiling, “It doesn’t help the current climate when people use race as the basis to report crime; it further divides our community it’s important to send a strong message that when people try to manipulate the system, there are consequences” (Christine Byers n. pag.). People that report made up crimes perpetuate bigotry. The white populace can never fully accept people on their own merit if they report all these crimes that didn’t