Society Setting Norms During The Jim Crow

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Boxing, wrestling, and fencing were used as practice for physical culture schools and were articulated in their own right. Key events in American history can be explained by sports, which also shows how society has dealt with racial, economic (gambling), ethnic, and regional differences in our nation. Heavyweight champion of the 1900’s, Jack Johnson illustrated a prime example of nationalization of white supremacy during the Jim Crow era. Individuals are shaped by our everyday society, in essence portraying is it not biological. Norms have grouped people in today's society by classifying a human by the color of their skin, their cultural standing, and by their socioeconomic standing. Through society setting norms of how you should be portrayed

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