Arguments Against Racism Today

Could one imagine living in a non-racist and a non-prejudice world where everyone is accepted no matter their skin color, race, or religion? As the dawn of the 21st century nears, racism is a very crucial social problem in the United States. Many are not aware that racism still goes on in schools, work places, and anywhere else. Racism has been a major problem for centuries. Racism still goes on today and many have tried to end it, but it cannot be ended in any generation because one cannot change how someone thinks and it will be challenging to end. To begin, many have fought for equality, however, racism has not been completely stopped. Racism still goes on today and it cannot be stopped. Langston Hughes

83 years ago, many were dreaming that racism and prejudice could be stopped and they hoped that it would come to end, but nothing has happened. On August 28th, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King junior spoke and presented a speech regarding civil and economic rights. In the "I Have a Dream" speech, he states "But 100 years later the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later the life of the Negro is still badly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination." Half a century later, and these statements are overwhelmingly true. Racism cannot end in this generation, as it still occurs today, but it will be extremely challenging to stop people from discriminating against minorities. Furthermore, one cannot change someone's opinions and beliefs. An individual cannot be born racist, over time the individual learns to become racist as they grow throughout adulthood and childhood so it is very difficult to influence and change every single person in the country. Fifty-five years ago, thousands of children from all over the country traveled far to march the streets of Birmingham, Alabama to take matters into their own hands and end segregation. The children's objective of this march was to

These racist individuals will not change how they believe and feel towards all colors. Also, in the "Let America Be America Again" poem he states "Say, who are you that mumbles in the dark? And who are you that draws your veil across the stars?" In this quote from the poem, Langston Hughes is targeting the prejudice and racist people who have such hatred in them and the author wanted to address the racist as the ones that mumble in the dark, speaking such negativity. One may argue that you can change and make the racist stop what they believe in, however, there are too many to change and all of them need to change in order to completely stop racism and prejudice. Moreover, America has fought and come very far, but racism and prejudice cannot be ended overnight and it will not be easy to end. Racism is slowly getting better, but it will not be completely ended in this generation. Yes, racism will end one day, but not during this generation. During the Civil Rights Act of 1964, many tried to fight for what they wanted and the colored did not get all of their rights. Also, in the Children's March DVD, Martin Luther King Jr. States "Don’t worry about your