Racism and why its cringe

what is racism

policies designed to deny groups of people, based on their race, equal rights opportunities, and priveledges

society

the whole, main-stream white society

community

a segment of society, typically minorities

The state is

a reflector of society, and an enforcer on community

what are rights

freedoms to and freedoms from

Moderate integrationism

to be accepted into society, a long term goal 

internationalist groups

Niagara movement

NAACP

SCLC

radical seperatism

change now, as a matter of entitlement, “By any means necessary”

Radical seperationalist groups

Black panthers

Nation of Islam

African Blood brotherhood

goal of the oppressors 

to maintain position as the dominant class

tactics of oppressors

image degredation

EuroCentrism(give the narrative that whites are the MCs of history)

Demonization and Criminalization

post racial society

Obama won, I don't see color anymore

The American dilemma

American idea of liberty VS realty if racism. Book by Gunnar Myrdal

inception of racism (1492-1774)

Complete abscence of rights under the law

1774-1787

constitution convention/Rev war, Africans must fight for an equality they won't see

structural racism

in every aspect of society(the system and its affected parts), racism exists

13th amendment(1865)

no more slavery in the us

14th amendment(1868)

Everyone born in the US is a citizen, and is garunted protection under the law

15th amendment (1870)

Every man can vote regardless of race

reaction to post civil war amendments

hate groups such as the kkk, and other white backlash

1857

Dredd Scott, is deemed not a person under the law (Black)

standing

can the party sue

jurisdiction

can the court hear the case

justiciability

can it be resolved in court

1860-65

civil war, the right to secede,and the preservation of slavery

1896

Plessy v. Fergason, seperate is equal

DE jure change 

change enforced by law

DE facto change

change enforced by practice

white rage/fear

we’ve been screwing them over for so long, surely they'll take revenge on us

conservative arguments against race

racism is dead, AAs use it as a crutch to cope

segregation

a seoeration thats seeks to benefit one group while denying another

nationalism

an idea that a nation/ country is held in high esteem and worth defending

white nationalism

Transcends geographic boundaries based on the superiority of the white race 

Two types of Laws

Just laws an unjust laws

4 white nationalist groups

KKK

Neo-Nazis

Aryan Republican Army

the police 

things to stop people from voting

poll tax

Grandfather clause

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