Rhetorical Essay On Reconstruction

On August 26, 1935, I witnessed Maycomb County Court turn the United States Court System into a monstrosity. Thomas Robinson, 25, was accused for the alleged rape and molestation of Mayella Violet Ewell, a white woman (citizen of Maycomb, Alabama). As I entered the courtroom, I realized that Maycomb had been inundated with racism and supported the segregation of public facilities, as do most Southern states. This was my first trip to Alabama, but I have never seen so many people at a trial before. I’d say 80% of the courtroom was Caucasian, with the minority making up the convict’s family or friends.

She was an associate professor of law and directed the Civil Rights Clinics at the Stanford Law School. Her award with a Soros Justice Fellowship supported her book, The New Jim Crow. The main discussion in this book, The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness is about racism. Racism is defined as the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races.

Author’s argument #1 In her book The New Jim Crow, Michelle Alexander uses a large-scale historical analysis to conceptualize the intractable failures of the American incarceration system. Central to her overall argument is the claim that the prison system was intentionally designed to perpetuate the discrimination and social death of Black people in an era where laws permit outright anti-Black legislation. In order to support her historical analysis of the motivation behind the carceral system, Alexander traces the fall of formally racist institutions to modern legislation that, she argues, accomplishes the same goal without using explicitly racist language. Alexander engages in a three-step investigation into the process that transformed

“There are more African-American men in prison, jail, on probation or parole than were enslaved in 1850” (Arene-Morley). Racism in present day America is harder to see than previous periods because the most apparent and obvious forms of racial discrimination such as slavery or segregation have been eliminated. Nonetheless, racism effects the political, economic, and sociocultural structures of America in ways that cause separation between people of color and whites. Race constantly affects the way we are seen in society and controls our actions. Racism leads to ostracizing, bullying, and even violence.

Introduction Racial tension, degradation, and segregation has been a staple in the United States since it’s parturition. The idea of separation based on race was a way to control, humiliate and dehumanize people of color. When the Europeans came by ship to America they bullied, murdered, and raped their way into ownership of this country. They separated the Natives into different corners of the U.S, took their land, destroyed their culture and desecrated their holy ground. When the Europeans brought Africans over as slaves they separated them as well.

The opposition and social ostracism that the black community faces are rooted from an insecurity of a defacto white American system that refuses to admit that it is racially

Aleah Fitzgerald Ms. Clifford-Weiss March 15, 2023 AP Language and Composition The Criminal Justice System and its Criminally Unjust Connection to Slavery When the average person thinks of a criminal, the stereotypical image of a person of a wrongdoer: a thief, or a murderer. However, the image of a criminal became polluted by the criminal justice system. African American people are criminalized because they have become the poster face of criminal behavior because of the racism embedded in society. Racist ideologies get them put in prison or even removed from their homes.

In the past twelve months various incidents have sparked a contentious debate amongst American citizens concerning the issue of race and its place in society today. A poll conducted by PewResearch after the grand jury decisions in the Eric Garner and Michael Brown cases exhibited the fact that a large majority of African-Americans believed race was a factor in the verdict not to indict, whereas the majority of white individuals did not believe race to be a factor at all (PewResearch). This divide speaks to a much larger social issue in this country. Currently, there are systems of social, political and economic significance that perpetuate inequality based upon race. A major problem is that the people who benefit most from these systems,

Disciplining the poor: Neoliberal paternalism and the persistent power of race. University of Chicago Press. Tonry, M. (2011). Punishing race: A continuing American dilemma.

This history of violent racism has led to a climate of mistrust between Black Americans and law enforcement, which has not been adequately addressed and continues to inflame racial tensions across the nation. In conclusion, it is impossible to overstate the effect of Jim Crow laws on the American approach toward race. These discriminatory policies created a culture of segregation, racism, and hate, institutionalizing prejudice and sparking conflict throughout American society. It has taken decades of activism and struggle to bring America back on track with racial equality, and the impact of this struggle is still profoundly felt today. Though racism persists in some forms of modern society, we should continue to fight for equal opportunities and justice for all, as the foundations of these battles were laid by the heroes who fought against the Jim Crow

The interviewers in their study were also asked to record what race they perceived the participants, this changed throughout the study in proportion to the incarceration rate of the individual. This shows not only that is race fluid but also that it can change over the course of one’s lifetime due to the institutions one comes in contact

During the 1880s a law was ordained restricting the consort between the black and white communities respectively. Known as the ‘Jim Crow Law’ it meant that those of African American descent were made to ride in compartmentalized train carriages. It was said to encourage ‘separate but equal’ spaces; it soon became blindingly obvious that they were anything but equal. During the following 30 years segregation began applying to nearly everything, and the black community lost almost every right they had ever gained. Caucasians and African-Americans were hardly permitted to see each other, and with every new law passed by the Supreme Court, the likelihood that the abuse would ever end became scarce.

Despite the fact that segregation was banned after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, African American were still mistreated. The journalist Brain Chama, also agrees with this fact. ‘’Even though the Jim Crow laws made segregation legal no longer exist, millions of African Americans continue to be

In Michelle Alexander’s book, she argues that mass incarceration is a huge form of racialized social control. While most agree with her that many more black men are put in prison than white men, some also agree that discrimination can arise in public situations, not just in prison. Based on my own experience in public school and in my community, I have seen just how other people of color are discriminated in society too. Alexander concentrates her main points on the racism and discrimination of blacks more than any

Name: Title: Institution: Thesis Statement The modern American society comprise of people from all races, those from Latin America, Africa, Asian and of Arab origin. These races are central in building the vibrant community of which makes United States stand out of its diversity in terms of culture and values. However, prejudice on certain races based on their color or origin has been on rise in American criminal court systems.