Racial Tension in America

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into this past “ America is always looked at as a repository for virtuous and different patriotic views, that have been planted into the nation’s history as a whole and we will never be able to see equality for these reasons ” (Burton). With that said, there is a struggle for equality that the minorities have to face for their entire lives. It isn’t just the little things in life either, there was a colored man that was in his own driveway and was stopped by police and then preceded to be frisked just because of his race, the man was at his own house when this happened and he hadn’t done anything wrong. This proves exactly what kind of imbalance the country is in due to racial injustice. There are many different kinds of flaws due to the raci al tension caused by the country’s history. There has even been sides chosen to determine the everlasting battle between races that the world sees today. An example to show just exactly what kind of somewhat alliances are being made in today’s world. “ A coalition has been formed to try to fight for equality among race named Black Lives Matter, at first it had started as a movement to help support the families that had lost someone close due to a police shooting” (Swaine). Today we have all different kinds of movements being formed due to a tragic event that occurred caused by what? Caused by Racial tension and the fight for equality that has been dawned on us by history. What our nation will see in the future because of racial injustice? The country will see Riots continuing and a bedlam in every one of the major cities such as Chicago, New York, etc…

Racial Tension in America is a serious problem that the country has not only faced for the last decade but it has been a trouble the country has been dealing with for countless centuries. It will not be fixed overnight, this is a problem that has escalated to grand proportions and it will take America awhile to realize the changes that need to be made so that the nation can start to see equality among all of the races. There has already been a massive amount of crime due to racial tension, and I can guarantee that there will only be more as time goes on. It is a problem that the country will face unless changes are made, and the only effort that has been put in what so ever has been by burning down pharmacies and clinics, or starting riots in cities. It is definitely not the solution to the problem. It was the shooting that everyone all knows in Ferguson that initially sparked these different movements and it is up to the government to not be racially biased and make a choice that will further impact the minorities lives.

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