Ben Carson's Racial Discrimination

Ben Carson, due to his racial as well as ethnic background, was forced to suffer through various instances of racism throughout his life and career. Even at a young age, Carson endured multiple occasions in which he was treated with disrespect because of his origin. During Carson’s time attending Wilson Junior High, he and his brother most often hopped on trains to catch a shortcut on their school route. When doing so, one day in particular, they encountered a group of older boys, each white. The boys had rage written atop their faces, and one even held a large stick. They referred to Ben by utilizing nearly every dirty, prejudiced name they could conjure up. One of the boys whacked Ben across the soldier with the log held in his hand. Ben

During the earlier stages of Carson’s neurosurgery career, many felt him incompetent of such work. He was deemed as one of the patients when he commenced his internship. Eventually, many came to great respect for him when experiencing his true intellect and understanding of surgery. However, when interviewing with certain parents, they would mistakenly question when Dr. Carson would be coming, despite the fact he was already there. After finishing with his consultations with the parents, it was rather coherent Dr. Carson did, in fact, have a great mastery in his field. To cope with such accidental racism, Dr. Carson simply answered questions with honest and kind responses. For example, if a parent or guardian were to ask when Dr. Carson would be coming, he would reply with a “He’s already here, I’m Dr. Carson” and a warm smile. Throughout the course of his lifetime, Ben realized the best way to cope with these happenings would be to remain good-natured, understanding, and unperturbed. He knew it was, in most cases, an accidental form of prejudice, and many meant no harm by their