Expository Paper on Discrimination of African Americans

We all know what discrimination is, but most of us, don’t know how it feels to be discriminated against. It is usually not until we go through something like discrimination that we begin to see what negativity exists. African-American people have had to climb over many obstacles to gain their standing today. First they were sold into slavery, but after slavery was abolished they still had to deal with racism and discrimination, both of which still exist.

For my English essay I am interviewing my neighbor, who’s African- American. I chose to interview an African -American because from my point of view that particular group was and still is discriminated against the most. Racial discrimination still exists because people think of their race as superior over other races. As long as one race believes it is superior in all ways to another, racism, discrimination will always exist.

I interviewed Mrs. Jones, my neighbor and I asked her several questions about her past reactions and the history of her experience with discrimination. My first question towards ...