Is there racial discrimination in America?

There is racial discrimination in America.

Racism refers to a person's contempt, disgust and rejection of ethnic groups or nations other than himself, which is manifested in his speech and behavior.

In modern times, racial discrimination began in the colonial era and reached its peak in the period headed by the apartheid system in the form of government.

After the Second World War in the 20th century, the independence movement in the third world and the racial equality movement in western countries, the political correctness related to race became more and more serious in many countries in the world, and racial differences should not be summarized by racial discrimination. In immigrant countries, racial problems cannot be simply covered up by racial discrimination.

However, on the other hand, the complexity of modern racial problems has led to more problems such as "reverse discrimination".

The United States is a multi-racial and multi-cultural country composed of immigrants, and its racial discrimination has a long history. Since the first batch of African blacks were transported to the New World in 16 19, blacks have long been discriminated against and enslaved in the United States. Although the amendment 1865 of the federal constitution of the United States announced the abolition of slavery, slavery did not disappear in the United States. Mississippi did not officially declare the abolition of slavery until March 1995, becoming the last state in the United States to declare the abolition of slavery.

With the legal existence of slavery, apartheid is very popular in the United States. In some parts of the United States, the law even clearly stipulates that blacks and whites should be separated in public places such as buses and restaurants, and blacks must give up their seats to whites. It was not until 1964 that the U.S. Congress passed the Civil Rights Act prohibiting racial segregation and discrimination in public places that the equal rights of blacks were restored in the United States.

However, as a legal system of slavery and apartheid with a long history, its influence is deeply rooted. Today, in the United States, ethnic minorities, especially blacks, are still at the bottom of society. De facto apartheid can be seen everywhere in the United States. Even in 2006, a white female driver in Louisiana forced black students to give up their seats to white students. Although the driver was later suspended, it is enough to show that the consciousness of "apartheid" is not without market among white Americans.

In addition, African Americans have been living in a legal system that lacks justice. Police abuse violence and violate human rights, including lynching, fabricating charges, illegal compulsory detention and so on. In the past half century, there have been dozens of black protests caused by racial discrimination in the United States. The fuse of these waves of resistance is either the arrest or shooting of blacks by the American police for no reason, or the unfair judgment of the American judicial department on blacks.

Over the past half century, through unremitting efforts and struggles, the political, educational and economic conditions of ethnic minorities in the United States, including blacks, have improved, interracial marriage has been more and more accepted, and racist words and deeds have been widely banned. The United States has made progress in eliminating racial discrimination.

However, in general, ethnic minorities are still a vulnerable group in the United States, especially in the labor market, and white employers can still find all kinds of high-sounding excuses to reject African-American job seekers. Because of the deep-rooted awareness of racial discrimination, ethnic minorities such as blacks have always been second-class citizens in the United States, and they are still discriminated against in politics, economy, education and social security. For example, in Ferguson, African-Americans account for about 70% of its residents, but in the administrative, judicial, educational and other institutions in this area, whites dominate. This "Ferguson phenomenon" is not uncommon in many areas of the United States where whites and ethnic minorities live together.

Meanwhile, the black community is struggling with unemployment and poverty. Due to the harsh living environment, the black crime rate has been at a high level for a long time, which in turn has strengthened the discrimination against African-American groups in mainstream white society.

As one of the stubborn diseases in American society, racial discrimination will be a long-term test of the ruling ability of the American government. Only by fundamentally eliminating racial discrimination, improving the living environment of ethnic minorities such as blacks and narrowing the gap between them and whites in all aspects can this thorny problem be solved.