Racism in the South is Forever Present

Fifty years after the “Civil Rights Act of 1964” ( National Archives and..) one would think that discrimination and racism is a thing of the past right? However that is not true at all, although some progress has been made toward racial equality, America remains a very racist country. All across the states racism varies in degree just like it did in Maycomb, and a lot of it depends on the person. There are very many racially segregated cities in the United States in which whites are considered to be the superior race by themselves and it can be proven by simple research. This segregation has not been all bad though for it has created a new genre of music, rap/ hip-hop, that is primarily African American artists which for people like Tom Robinson must have been unimaginable. There are many people that would like to think that racism is not very present here in southern Indiana but I disagree, traveling less than ten minutes in almost any direction will reveal that racism is still an issue not only here but all throughout the United States, which is how the idea of a small town like Maycomb was conceived. Examining certain areas of the United States will reveal the ethnic issues in that area, but there is a light at the end of the tunnel. Since the late fifties the onset of African Americans present in sports has continued to grow and has offered an escape from racism for any race. Although sports are a major part of American life even they can not completely block out racism.

Being notorious for racism the south has somewhat emerged from its gloomy past as the home for slavery and a universal symbol for discrimination. Since the end of the Civil War racism has somewhat diluted throughout the rest of the United States but it is st...

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