Social background and present situation of racial discrimination in the United States

Discrimination Racial discrimination existed in ancient times, but its modern form began in primitive accumulation of capital's time and still exists in some parts of the world. This phenomenon is caused by the reactionary ruling class advocating and spreading the theory of racial superiority and racial hatred by means of legislation and administration. Racial discrimination is an insult to human dignity and has been repeatedly condemned by international public opinion and international organizations. 1973165438+1On October 30th, the United Nations adopted the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, which clearly declared once again that any organization, institution or individual that practices apartheid is a crime and should bear international responsibility. Racial discrimination, English name Racial

Discrimination refers to the act of dividing people into different social classes according to race, that is, discrimination between races. The ruling class divides people's social status and legal status according to the characteristics of race and nation, and treats other races with hostility, persecution and inequality. The product of class exploitation system. Racial discrimination began in the Roman Empire. Its modern form began in the primitive accumulation period of capitalism, mainly including deprivation of voting rights, education rights and other rights, suppression of wages, arbitrary arrest, torture and even killing, and forced restrictions on living in "reserved areas". So far, racial discrimination is widespread in many capitalist countries.

The policy of apartheid legalizes discrimination, but it is often implemented without legalization. In 2003, researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Chicago found that there was widespread racial discrimination in the recruitment of local work units. A candidate whose name is "Sounds black" will get an interview 50% less than a candidate whose name is "Sounds white". The survey results are regarded by researchers as strong evidence that racial prejudice has been rooted in the unfair history of the United States.

In Mississippi and other southern States, we can see two very different societies, namely, white society and black society. Here, racial discrimination is not only the superficial phenomenon of social relations, it has penetrated into people's psychology, history, economy, politics, society and even music and sports.

There are beautiful buildings, schools with strong economic strength, tennis courts and baseball fields in green pastures or charming lakes. All the beautiful places that can be seen in Mississippi are owned or opened by white people, while the other one belongs to the black world, which is low and shabby houses, some even simple and detachable wooden houses, and some shabby clubs. Some shabby public facilities, educational or social and cultural facilities belong to black people who are looked down upon and have no social status.

If you have a chance to walk around Jackson University, a black university in Mississippi, which was built at the end of last century, you will find that the words "white people are demons" are scrawled on many walls of the campus, even in toilets. A professor who teaches at Jackson University said that this sentence is not just a few words written on the wall, but has actually been deeply imprinted on the minds and hearts of black people. All the teaching buildings, libraries, teaching facilities and teaching AIDS you see on campus tell you that this is a simple and poor university. Compared with the white universities in Boston, new york or other American cities, it can even be said that this black university is incomplete. The buildings and teaching facilities in universities tell you that there is a world of difference between white universities and black universities.

Walking out of the campus and wandering the streets, we must first understand the streets where black people live. Because of the crowded and chaotic houses, these places are difficult to pass during the day and almost impossible to pass at night. In the street, it is hard to believe that the police can search blacks at will, even when they enter the court.

An American named Jackson once described American society like this. He said that the United States is a hypocritical and sinful society, which only protects the dignity and rights of white people and belittles the role and status of African-American ancestors. In America, men and women are unequal. The current situation of most African-Americans conforms to Jackson's above comments. A female mayor of Moizafair, Mississippi, said that blacks account for 12% of the total population in the United States, and racial discrimination between blacks and whites still exists in all parts of the United States. Black people are still in ignorance and poverty, so violence and drug abuse continue to occur. The distribution of resources and wealth between blacks and whites is unfair. In order to play tennis, the United States can spend more than $654.38 +0.5 billion, but millions of black people are homeless, unemployed, living in poverty and almost dying. The mayor named UNITA Buckwell also talked about the painful memories of racial discrimination. She said that his mother still works as a nanny in a white family, earning only $3 a week. The painful memory of racial discrimination or the experience of oppression and abuse is almost an indispensable experience for every black American. Every black man you meet in America may talk to you about his own, his parents', or his grandfather's unpleasant association with whites, or his experiences of racial discrimination.

The female mayor of UNITA believes that although whites try to win over some blacks by means of higher vocational education, high salaries or scholarships, it will not help the American society with serious racial discrimination, let alone touch anything, because blacks, as a part of American society, are still moaning in the reality of racial discrimination. No matter what means whites use to win over a few blacks, no matter how many blacks themselves get rid of this unequal treatment, racial discrimination still exists as a social phenomenon, because it is not dozens or thousands of blacks who suffer racial discrimination, but millions of blacks. She emphasized that American society is just like a patient, and it needs the treatment of a doctor, even an operation as soon as possible, otherwise black people will get up to treat and operate for American society. What was needed at that time was a major operation, the Black Revolution.

Amin Rashid, a professor who teaches at a university in Mississippi, is a black Muslim. Commenting on racial discrimination in the United States, he said that whites tried to impose their civilization, culture, lifestyle, values and way of thinking on blacks. His starting point is not to improve the level of blacks, but to make blacks obey the wishes of whites, continue to silently adhere to the old ideas of the past, acquiesce in objective reality, and continue to obey and be subordinate to whites. Because the more black people learn knowledge and improve their situation, the more serious the social crisis will be. They will understand that they have their own civilization and culture, their own ideas, and they should also have their own status and rights, which is incompatible with the norms that white people ask them to abide by. Rashid believes that it is a fact that whites encourage blacks to engage in sports and competitions. They also hope that blacks can get good grades, and expand the layout in newspapers, magazines and radio stations, and increase the broadcast time to publicize those blacks who have won the championship in boxing, track and field and basketball. The same thing happened in the music field. However, do these white people know that compared with sports and music, the majority of black people need survival and equality more urgently, and become doctors, engineers, scientists, university professors and journalists. In the choice of ideology, culture and body muscles, whites always only want blacks to be developed, and they don't want blacks to wake up and be smart, otherwise whites will never be able to manipulate blacks at will.

When white people preach how American society is free, equal and progressive, they often cite many figures to refute the "slander" of black people. White people claim that the situation of black Americans has greatly improved in the past 30 years since Martin Luther King, a black priest, fought for civil rights for blacks in 1968. The number of blacks who got high positions increased by 10 times compared with that at that time, and the number of blacks whose income was lower than the average wage in the United States dropped from 65% in 1968 to 35% now. In the fields of education, health, sports and so on, the situation of blacks has been improved very well. However, white people only talked about one aspect of African-Americans, but not the other. For example, the mortality rate of African-Americans is 17.7%, which is more than twice that of white children. 42.2% of African Americans live in abject poverty, and 28.8% of AIDS patients are black. It should be said that since the black people fought for civil rights, there have been obvious improvements in society, economy and politics, which is an undeniable fact. However, there are also many disappointments, as described by a black writer. The Reagan era in the 1980s was a terrible disaster for blacks. Serious unemployment, drug abuse, shootings, violence and crime are prevalent, while the federal government and state governments stand by and turn a blind eye, which brings people back to the dark ages before 1968. White people accuse black people of laziness, alcoholism, ignorance and violence. When a white reporter commented on these depraved behaviors of African-Americans, he thought that African-Americans had made great progress and their present situation could not be compared with the past. Blaming and standing by can't solve the problem. We should help them solve the problem and find a way out.

In short, the economic crisis directly affects all areas of life, because the economy is the foundation. However, this crisis has its roots. Any event, even a personal event, will arouse people's painful memories of the past, or it will lead to great disaster. For example, 199 1, the police killed a black driver, 1993, these white policemen who beat him were acquitted, which ignited the raging anger in Los Angeles and other cities in the United States and triggered a series of violent incidents, resulting in 58 deaths and 2328 injuries. 100 people were arrested, 7. It can be said that the above-mentioned incidents are very easy to happen in the United States, because the root causes of racial discrimination and unequal violent conflicts have been buried in the United States and may erupt into confrontation at any time.