Society Under Threat

Racism is Poisoning Our Society

           This news article, Racism is Poisoning Our Society by Sharon. E. Watkins is about how the intense conflicts that take place in communities are mainly caused by racism. "Racism is more than what is in the heart of an individual person at the moment of a particular act. Racism is the cumulative history of all those thoughts and acts," said Watkins. In the article it explained how individuals are blind to the ways society treats colored people. For example, studies show that approximately the same amount of whites and blacks intake marijuana, yet blacks are more likely to be incarcerated because of it. Moreover, when a white individual does a drug it is seen as an "escape from reality" but, when a colored individual does it, it is seen as a burden to society. This shows how the two races, white and black, are still being treated differently 

           In my book, To Kill a Mockingbird, one of the protagonists, Tom Robinson was convicted of raping a white girl. No matter how much Atticus Finch, the lawyer, or Robinson tried to explain to the jury that they were innocent, no one listened. This is mainly because at the time a white jury could not defend a black who was opposing against a white. The article links to my book because it explains how unfairly blacks or colored people are treated in society. If a white person was to rape a girl, the jury would consider both sides, yet if a black committed the same crime the jury would ignore their side.  

           Although racism has relatively died down, it is still there. In areas, such as the law, racism has not disappeared completely. Even though the government purposes that everyone has equal rights, some receive less than necessary. If no one takes action to eliminate racism for good, it will once again poison the society.