Race in America

Racism in the United States will forever taint our countries history. Slavery and segregation were two forms of racist acts that seem completely barbaric now, but were accept throughout history. Although stereotypes may still exist, racism has changed throughout America. People of any color or race can do anything they want. A perfect example of this would be our first African-American president, Barack Obama, being able to reach the highest authority in the country. It was only within the last 60 years when segregation ended. Until recently, many Americans would have never thought that the president of the United States would be anything other than a white male. Now people would not be surprised if a women were to win the presidential election. Stereotypes are the main form of racism in this country. People all over the country get scared when they see a Muslim person walking down the street in a turban. Ever since the attacks on September 11, 2001, people have been terrified of Muslims, and assume that they are all terrorists. Not many Americans are aware that less than one percent of Muslims are terrorists. This is a form of racism that people all over the country practice. It may not seem to be racist, but stereotypes are a form of racism. This stereotype may not seem racist, but that is because many people accept these stereotypes to be true. This is no different than slavery and segregation that people do not realize their racist acts because society accepts it. In 100 years from now, stereotypes will still exist, and society will look at the stereotypes of Muslims during this time period, and call our era racist. These are the overlooked forms of racism that still exist in America today.