Racism in Colleges


Racism has been a steady problem all through time. One of the most
troublesome areas of racism is in places of education. Finding a cure for this
would be a major step towards ending racism in general. No one has ever thought
of a solution yet, and racism will be strong as long as there isn't one.
It all started back when the colonists traded certain goods for slaves.
They had never seen a black person before and thought of them as lower human
beings because they did all of the colonists' work for them. Since blacks were
so low, they were never given a good education.
This lack of education continued throughout the centuries. Even in the
1700's slaves were never taught how to read or write. In the 1800's everyone's
feelings about slavery, good or bad, culminated in one big war, the American
Civil War. During this period, the slaves really tried to break free from their
past stereotypes. A small percentage of them taught themselves to read and write
and they......

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