Race-Relations

Q: How would you sum up race-relations in America today, and more specifically, what is your own personal experience with it? What do you see are some of the more important issues, ideas, controversies at the heart of race-relations in America today?
A: We have come along way since the 60s with race-relations in America. Back in the 60s, blacks were seen as inferior and were limited by Jim-crowe laws. As I saw in To Kill a Mockingbird, the public had a negative view of blacks. There was a lot of name calling and discrimination of them. You don't see that so much today. Being black is no more than a color and does not make a person any less important in our society. While there may be some older generations who still have those unfair views of African Americans, the younger generations are immune to color. Personally, I have a hard time reading about the racial separation during the 60s because it is not fair. Nobody should be attacked because of their skin color. I have been tought not to judge physical features such as skin, hair, eyes etc. and focus more on the personality and inside of a person. When looking at the  race-relations in America today, there are still some problems. Older generations who grew up during the 1900s have passed down their racist views to their children and so on. There are still people who are racist because that is how they grew up. However, as time goes on, that becomes less of a problem. Also, some people have placed their racism for blacks and put it towards other groups instead. There are still some minority groups being targeted or discriminated against in America, but not even close to the extent of blacks during the 60s. Our country has grown and developed and learned from those mistakes. I can, without a doubt, say that racism is a very small problem in the United States today.