Racism Against African Americans

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This paper analyzes whether there is less racism now against African Americans than in the recent past. The paper specifically questions whether racism is an institutional problem in the United States today. It provides specific examples of racism in the past and today and discusses the results of these acts of racism on the part of the people of America.

Table of Contents:
Death Penalty Racism
Racial Profiling
Racism by Mortgage Lenders
Racism Settlement by Walgreen Drugs
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

From the Paper:

"Eighty-three percent of African-Americans believe racial profiling "is real," according to a Gallup poll in 2001. In Illinois, there is a law against racial profiling ("The Illinois Racial Profiling Law"); all law enforcement departments are required to report details of traffic stops. The 2004 results, according to Northwestern University Institute on Race and Justice, show that while there is no "statewide pattern of racial bias," in many communities, "minority drivers are two to three times as likely to be the subject of a 'consent search'," a search of the driver's vehicle with permission of the driver, when no "probable cause" was presented by the officer. All the data gathered by Illinois is tainted, however, because over 50 police agencies "failed to provide data as required by law," Northwestern University reported. And also, there is "no penalty" for failure to provide data."

Sample of Sources Used:

• American Civil Liberties Union "Racial Justice: Racial Profiling: Old and New." Retrieved July 14, 2007, from http://www.aclu.org/racialjustice/racialprofiling/index.html.
• Associated Press. "Walgreen to Pay $20M Over Racial Bias Claim." Fox News.com 13 July, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2007, from http://www.foxnews.com.
• Bernasconi, Robert. Race and Racism in Continental Philosophy. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, 2003.
• King, Martin Luther. "Letter from Birmingham Jail." Essential Documents in American History, Essential Documents, 1492-Present, p. 1 - 13. 1963.
• Northwestern University Institute on Race and Justice. "Illinois: Statistics say Racial Profiling Not an Issue locally." 2005. Retrieved July 15, 2007, from http://www.racialprofilinganalysis.new.edu.

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