Racial inequality and race

Racial inequality and race

Racial inequality and race shaped the history of America from the beginning until now. Racism and discrimination have never ended despite the fought against racism since the end of slavery and enacted rights for equality. In those recent days, America had been involved in African slavery during the colonialism of African countries and domination thrilled, oppression and inequality were ruling. Racism always harms the disadvantaged category of people by undermining their capabilities, denying them social, legal, and political and economical benefits (Hansmann and Kraakman).

Mississippi Black code and Letter from Birmingham city jail act as evidence of the past decade’s history of the United States. These documents strategies to end the racial discrimination that had been legalized concerning the African Americans who lived in the US at that time. The Letter from Birmingham was written in 1963 by Martin Luther King, saying that unjust laws should not remain until the courts come to judge it. Still, people with moral responsibilities can break and change these laws to suit everyone (King and Vivian). It is evident that all the African American (Negroes) was viewed as outsiders, and the letter indicates that if injustice prevails, it is a threat to all the justice that exists in other places. During the 1960s in the United States, Birmingham was the most city that experienced racism, both enforced by culture and law. Any time Black citizens who lived in this city faced disparities of legal and economic and violent retributions when they attempted to draw attention to the issues and problems facing them.

The Mississippi Black code was a law passed in 1865 in the United States that was to regulate behaviors of the black and impose economic and social control (Lander, 5). This law granted Black Americans the rights to marry, own property, and even make contracts. This law gave the Black Americans job opportunities if they had academic qualifications papers as prove. This code also stated that the freedman should pay taxes and, if not, shall be punished. The code continues to say that freedman (Negroes) have the right to sue or be sued in case there is misconduct, and the case is evidence-based. Freedman should not be harmed unless licensed by the United States governments.

These two documents of the recent past were significant to fight for the freedom of Black Americans living in the US under slavery and racial discrimination. These two documents come up in history to fight for freedom and equal rights of all Americans regardless of whether you are white or black and show that everyone was punishable by a court of law in case of misconduct. The black code was to control and regulate freedmen and free Negroes in the open world. The two documents brought light to the African American and almost equal chances between the whites and Blacks.

In the United States today, racism and racial discrimination have greatly declined. In 1941 a law that regulates fair employment was reinforced. This law brought light to Black Americans. Currently, every American has equal rights and chances of action, speech, and property ownership. The America we live in today has become a free state which protects the rights of everyone regardless of ethnicity, gender, and abilities. An epitome of race inequality is when former president Barrack Obama who is a half cast between an American and an African and fought for a political seat and was voted as the American president for two terms. This shows that the level of discrimination has declined a lot, and white Americans have accepted black Americans.

Today, there are a lot of interracial marriages between whites and blacks. The intermarriages have helped a lot in fighting the racial discrimination that existed in the past. The cases of interracial marriages had increased in this era compared to the 19th century when it was prohibited and was never allowed. Since the United States court allowed interracial marriages in the 19th century, the percentage has increased from 3% in 1967 to 17 % in 2015, which is a bit of improvement in ending racial and ethnicity discrimination.

Currently, Americans have given black children equal chances of education to the extent that the government is also providing full scholarships for education to people from other ethnicities. Education is the key to getting a job in the United States, and everyone has equal chances in the current generation. Countries can not develop if some people with capabilities and capacities to contribute are denied the opportunity to learn and contribute to the development of the States.

The past nature of the race was overwhelmed by discrimination, job inequality, slavery, no free speech, and no freedom of action. Still, in the current race, there is equality among all things with free speech, free actions, and rights to own properties and create a sense of belonging. The actions of expressing thoughts enable the community to changes their thought and opinions regarding different situations, and this helps to change States that are dominated by racial discrimination. Freedom means everything and helps to create equal chances for everyone.