Unforgettable+Acts+of+Racism

Although there are thousands of acts of racism every day, there are many that will never be forgotten. A major part of most black history is of the slavery in the United States. Slavery existed in the united states for about the first 200 years of the countries existence. This was accompanied with the K.K.K which developed towards the end of slavery.Even after slavery was abolished by the emancipation proclamation there was still discrimination. Many black people were excluded from schools, jobs, positions in the government, and some were even killed for disobeying these. The Jim Crow laws are a common example of prejudice and discrimination after slavery was abolished. These laws were instituted and basically legalized the discrimination of others due to the color of their skin.

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These pictures demonstrate some of the history of black people in the United States. These images show two major unforgettable acts of racism on U.S. soil. The worst part about these forms of racism is that they had so much support at the time that people even in today's society still carry on the beliefs of the K.K.K. The Ku Klux Klan was developed at first to attempt to scare slaves by tormenting and even killing the free blacks. Eventually after slavery was abolished the Klan attempted to scare blacks away from school, jobs, and voting. Although the Klan still exists today it is encouraging to see how far our society has come since the days were these were very common ideals and beliefs.

media type="youtube" key="5CTG58jIlNA" width="425" height="350" These websites supported the research on unforgettable racism. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAslavery.htm http://www.infoplease.com/spot/civilrightstimeline1.html http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAkkk.htm

http://en.citizendium.org/wiki/Ku_Klux_Klan This article talks about the kkk and how they were formed and what they have done. It tells how they were formed against republicans but eventually took on the white supremesist ideals.