Abstract
In this article, the writer discusses racism in America arguing that racism has shifted from legislated segregation to de facto segregation. The writer maintains that liberal perspectives on racism perpetuate the problem and that the election of Obama may allow America to reach a "post-racial" state.

From the Paper
"To many Barack Obama's inauguration represented not only an end to partisanship and cynicism in American politics but the beginning of a new era in race relations. This has not come to pass. Despite the ascension of an African-American to the country's highest position America still struggles with racial inequality. The Urban League released a candid assessment of African-Americans' in the country in its State of ..."

Tags:race, racism, obama, liberalism, community planning

Abstract
This paper will seek to find current trends in racism in America and what issues need to be addressed by this research. By using governmental information on census reports, we can see how, by gathering statistics what truth can be asserted for this point of view. By evaluating these differing elements of research, we can see how racism can exist by closely examining the underlying elements that prove this. The aim of this paper is to find racism through proof of statistical evidence and by finding qualified proofs for racism in America today.

Abstract
The paper analyzes the causes of racism in America, and attributes present attitudes to the lingering presence of the Manifest Destiny doctrine which conquered the New World. The writer recounts her personal experiences as a black female, being exposed to unknowing forms of racism from teachers and an educational system which promote a subconsciously racist, Eurocentric agenda, one which does not recognize and celebrate ethnic diversity. The paper examines the dropout statistics, showing that the educational system best serves whites while discouraging other ethnicities. In conclusion, the writer feels that American schools must recognize student diversity so that social relations can expand beyond intolerance, myth and fear.

From the Paper
"It has been my experience that racism in its unrecognized form occurs largely in the educational sphere. As a black female I became acutely aware of the educational gaps between white and non-white society at a tender young age. It was in the classroom that I got my first taste of institutionalized racism. My instructors never called any special attention to my race or cultural background. They never displayed any recognized racist attitudes. What the educational system did do was ignore the diversity that exists within it. It is in this way that schools perpetuate race division by teaching a "neutral" Anglo doctrine filled with the traditional white heroes. This history is rich in stories of cowboys killing savage Indians, of Texans "defending" their territory from Mexicans while it down plays the transgressions of slavery. This miseducation of minorities encourages the "denial of self and the refutation of history and culture that appear to mark . . .(minorities) . . . as outsiders" (Harris, 303). The curriculum in this sense was distorted to conform to an Eurocentric perspective. This method largely ignores the historical contributions of its colored citizens and "limit non-whites to roles as slaves, toms, coons, mulattoes, mammies and bucks; or deem them as impediments to the Manifest Destiny expansionism of the age" (Harris, 303). No thought is given to the other areas of the world past the point of white colonization. American society itself is a function of racism and lies imbedded in racist ideology. Only rarely do students hear or read of non-white people as active participants in history. It is this avoidance method that is the most dangerous type of racism. It denies that racism exists in the larger society."

Tags:Manifest, Destiny, eurocentric, ethnic, diversity, ethnocentric

Abstract
This paper explores the history of racism in America and argues that, while laws and policies have been implemented to eliminate racism, racist attitudes persist and perpetuate the problem

From the Paper
"The United States, as a whole, did not acknowledge that slavery and racism were wrong and a problem until the era of the Civil War. Subsequently, Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves with his Emancipation Proclamation. However, it was not until the Civil Rights movement of the late 1950's and 1960's that Martin Luther King Jr. made it clear that equal rights were deserved but not yet achieved. In his 1963 "I have a dream" speech he addressed the lack of equal rights given to blacks 100 years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by stating, "One hundred years later, we must face the tragic fact that the Negro is still not free" One hundred years later the Negro is still crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination?. Martin Luther King Jr. chose to "be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced" as Abraham Lincoln suggested in his Gettysburg Address. Martin Luther King Jr. was dedicated his life to making sure that the idea "that all men are created equal" (Gettysburg Address) was respected not only in belief but also in action. King experienced segregation and racism throughout his life. He was familiar with life as illustrated in the picture "No Whites Allowed in the Zoo Today." In this picture a sign was posted outside the zoo which said, "No whites allowed in the zoo today," because this day was set aside for the blacks to go to the zoo. Segregation laws forbid blacks and whites to go to the zoo on the same day. The Civil Rights movement put an end to segregation and helped fight racism and discrimination."

Tags:jim, crow, segregating, discrimination, racial, stereotypes, profiling, differences, similarities

Abstract
This is a brief analysis of a paper on racism from the perspective of value conflict theory. It deals with how racism exists in America, how and why and the forces that drive it.

From the Paper
"Racism is discrimination against a group of people because of their racial background, e.g. Blacks in America. Part of the reason for racism in America directed against Blacks is that Blacks were originally brought here as slaves and therefore they are thought of as being inferior to Whites even today when they are free and educated alongside Whites. This can be explained by the value conflict theory in that Whites are in conflict as to whether to treat Blacks as inferiors still because of..."

Tags:racism, value conflict, discrmination, racial

Abstract
The paper explores how Walt Whitman's works espouse or express his views on racism. In particular, the paper notes that Whitman cannot be easily categorized as either a "racist" or as a progressive thinker who thought beyond race; instead, he internalized the Eurocentric and "white-centric" paradigms of his time whilst simultaneously also admiring the physical beauty of African-Americans and by giving them a stature and an agency that was not granted them in most of the literature of the age.

From the Paper
"The next several pages look at Walt Whitman's view of racism in America by exploring how his works espouse or express his views on racism. In particular, the paper notes that Whitman cannot be easily categorized as either a "racist" (at least in the most invidious sense) or as a progressive thinker who thought beyond race; instead, he internalized the Eurocentric and "white-centric" paradigms of his time whilst simultaneously also admiring the physical beauty of African-Americans and by giving them a stature and an agency that was not granted them in most of the literature of the age. Yet, to confuse matters, he was also an..."

Tags:walt, whitman, racism

Abstract
This paper is written mostly from a subjective viewpoint regarding racism in the United States. The author describes his/her brush with racism, and talks a bit about some of the history of and groups behind organized racist activity. Conclusions are drawn about some of this activity by the author.

From the Paper
"Racism has been a problem for hundreds of years. Has it gotten any better from what it used to be? A little, but it still plays a major problem in our society. I come from a small town, which is mostly white, so it's hard to still believe that the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) is still up and going strong. My eyes were blinded by this stereotype I held. They are not just affecting people in the south, they have moved all over the states. Will it ever end, who's to say? My question I had before investigating this topic is: Does the KKK still have an affect on us this day in age? And if so, how far have they spread away from the South?"

Tags:kkk, klan, klansmen, klux, luther, martin, naacp

Abstract
This paper discusses the phenomenon of racism in the United States. The paper states that, while a variety of organizations worked to bring true equality for African-Americans, the Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) stands out as an excellent example of "Resource Mobilization Theory", or RMB. The paper examines the SNCC that began with college students who decided they could no longer tolerate segregation policies and began challenging the practice in a variety of ways. The paper describes the organization as a major factor in the fight for African-Americans to gain real social equity with whites.

From the Paper
"The college students who founded SNCC were aware of the racial history of the United States as well as the rest of the world. Throughout much of modern history, those in power, typically Whites in western cultures, identified certain other groups as "races," and used this vie of "racial otherness" (Winant, 2000) to justify their feelings of superiority. Thus many viewed Jews and even Irish as separate races. Singling out African-Americans not only as a separate race but also as an inferior race was aided by the country's policy of allowing slave ownership and trade."

Tags:black, white, equity

Abstract
This paper examines how racism is, sadly, one of the most tenacious legacies left in American history, how it is especially so in the Southern areas of the United States and, specifically, in Augusta, Georgia. It looks at how the racism problems currently experienced in this area can be ascribed to many factors. It provides an investigation of the main historical contributions to this paradigm today and attempts to show how slavery is one of the main causes still contributing to the view of black people, especially, as somehow inferior and less intelligent than white people.

Outline
Slavery
Racial Conflict During the 20th Century
Racism in the 21st Century
Conclusion

From the Paper
"It appears that despite activists, artists and religious leaders such as Dr. Walker and Martin Luther King, race relations in Augusta would not stabilize. The year 1970 for example was also a particularly stormy year in terms of American politics. Indeed, Martin Luther King and John F. Kennedy had recently been assassinated at this time. Civil rights and resistance to civil rights continued to create conflict throughout the country, as did movements such as the Black pride movement (Augusta College History)."

Tags:martin, luther, king, civil, rights, alfred, adams

Abstract
This paper examines race, racism and radicalism in the United States in the 1950s. The history of the KKK and other right-wing organizations is outlined. The emergence of the SDLC and SNCC is also examined.