Research on Racism

Racism is a problem that has plagued the earth for hundreds of years. Racism is a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to rule others (dictionary.com). To put it plain and simple it’s one group of people hating another group of people based on race. This is no new ordeal people have been discriminating against each other for years. Racism occurs if when someone points out that they don’t like you, because of your skin color, language, customs, or even where you were born. There are certain groups that through history never wanted to accept people of a different race. One of those groups was called Nazis. The Nazis didn’t want to accept the Jewish people so they pretty much went around collecting the Jews and killing them. They had concentration camps were the kept the Jews. The Jews would hang out at these camps until they were most likely killed. The Nazis has constructed Gas chambers. They would fill these chambers with toxic gases and place the Jews in them. Which was a much simple and more productive way to kill a lot of people at a time if that’s what you were looking for? This racist act performed by the Nazis was part of World War II and lead to the death of Six million Jews. Another racist group that formed in our history was the KKK also known as the Ku Klux Klan. They were formed by the Confederate army Veterans after the civil war. The Ku Klux Klan felt that whites were the superior race and wanted everyone to know it. At first they focused on just blacks, but in the early 1990’s they directed there activity to any group that seemed un-American this included the Jews, immigrants, and Roman Catholics. Also, during this time the amount of members in the Klan grew. At this time in history there were two million Klan members across the country. The Ku Klux Klan was a very violent group. They would go around and drag people from their beds just to beat them. They burned houses, churches, and crosses. Also the Klan never got in trouble and that’s why they did it and that’s why the group is still around today. It’s a terrible thing, Racism; no one deserves to be treated that way. Our country is working hard trying to get the amount of Racism down to minimal to none. There are groups out there to help out, but you can help out to. While you can talk to people who are being racist, you could learn about how the different cultures blended together to get our country, educate people about different cultures and racism. One of the biggest reasons as to why people are racist is because they’re afraid and the more you know about something the less scary it seems. So make a difference in the world and accept those who are different than you. Racism hurts.