Negative Effects of Racial Discrimination

America is the country where people immigrate to in order for them to live out their dream. The “American dream” is something that everyone believes they can accomplish, but is that really the case? America is one of the most developed and industrialized countries in the world, but we are not perfect by any means. America was founded on opportunity, and that is why many African American’s, Middle Easterners, and Hispanics have immigrated to this country. They did not know about the discrimination in this country though, when they moved here. Is it really possible for African American’s and Hispanics to live the “American dream” if they are discriminated against in the workplace, and many other places? Although America is doing a lot to prevent discrimination, it is still taking place, and is just as prominent as ever.

Discrimination is a major problem in the United States, and many things go along with this. Discrimination exists in the workplace, the community, as well as with law enforcement officials. It is hard to exactly pinpoint why this is, except for just looking at history. They used to be used as slaves, completely at the mercy of their “owner” and not even looked at as humans. History shows how African American’s have always been discriminated against. They did not even have rights of a human being until the Civil Rights act of 1964. This document outlaws discrimination based on race, gender, religion, and color. Although that has been in place a while now, and there has been improvement, there is not enough for us to just be done dealing with this problem.

There are many negative effects of racial discrimination, that not only affect the person being discriminated, but their loved ones and friends as well. Racial d...

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...ng new laws, many people get upset about them, and prejudices get worse. This is definitely not something we want either.

From my research on prejudice and discrimination, what causes it, and what can be done to help the problem I can see that many people do not even realize how big of a problem this is. I believe that this problem is actually bigger than what people let on, and that if we do not find a way to eliminate people’s individual feelings from their decisions, nothing can really be done about it. I feel like the best solution is education people on discrimination, and teaching them about other cultures and how they work. Many people just discriminate because they are not sure where these minority groups came from, and I believe that educating them on this will help. Discrimination can be decreased in today’s world; we just need to educate people about it.