Example Of Racism Throughout History

Racism, it’s been around throughout all of history. Racism-prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior. Racism is a very strong feeling towards other humans. Racism still continues till this day. Three examples of racism is the civil rights movement (Martin Luther King jr.-1954–68), The KKK(Ku Klux Klan), and the white supremacist attack(Charlottesville 2017). MLK was a huge inspiration and played a big part in US history. He lived in a time period where African American people and Caucasian people where segregated. Caucasian people had the upper hand in society during the time period. MLK did not like that white people and black people had to separate from different schools, different bathrooms, different water fountains. MLK could not take anymore. He stood up to the government and would break rules to have peace and equality. No matter how many times he was arrested, no matter how many times he broke the rules, he still stood tall and strong against the

They were found in the southern states, hunting and look for African Americans. Dressed in white scary costumes, Slaughter and harm African Americans. At least 10 percent of the black legislators elected during the 1867-1868 constitutional conventions became victims of violence during Reconstruction. In the 1920s, Klan membership exceeded 4 million people nationwide. The civil rights movement of the 1960s saw a surge of local Klan activity across the South, including the bombings, beatings and shootings of black and white activists. Their symbol for the organization was a burning cross. They held rallies, parades and marches around the country. In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson delivered a speech publicly condemning the Klan. Fragmented groups became aligned with neo-Nazi or other right-wing extremist organizations from the 1970s