Jim Crow Laws
Political Science
The Laws That Knew Color: Racism Then and Now
Are we free or are we limited, men of color often wondered in the late 1860s. Twenty years earlier they were given rights to vote and have all equal opportunities as the white men. Then they were struck with laws that stood in the way of allowing them act as freemen. Those laws were called “Jim Crow” laws, and they were designed to stop desegregation amongst black and white men. There are many stories to tell about them, and how they degraded black men at that time. They allowed the use of any type of tactic to insult black men. Times really have not changed so much with the law and people of the United States often wonder if they cannot trust the people who are suppose to …show more content…
Alexander states “mass incarceration is an explicitly race neutral, yet de facto New Jim Crow system of racial stratification and social exclusion of blacks far reaching consequences” This means that the method of mass incarceration is a strategy to separate minorities without being blatantly prejudice. The War or Drugs and mass incarceration gives whites/majority justification to imprison the African American population keep African Americans and other minorities in a lower caste system without the opportunity to advance in society. Alexander explains by stating that mass incarceration “deepens pre-existing patterns of racial segregation and isolation” (Alexander, 196). This is caused by the result of the War on Drugs and mass incarceration. The method of eliminating blacks from society does not stop by just imprisoning them. Even after they have been convicted, they do not hold the some rights and qualities as other members in society. She also gives the example by stating Institutions are also able to discriminate against African American solely based on income or education status. (3)Political disenfranchisement, which explains during time of Jim Crow, African Americans were denied the right to vote despite the fact it, violated the Fifteenth Amendment. Similar to today’s New Jim Crow laws, …show more content…
I ask myself the question why is it still happening? Jim Crow laws were so that blacks would never be able to progress after slavery. White supremacist came up with different ways to keep blacks from having the right to vote and have a voice. Even though on paper all of these things are suppose to be over and we are land of the free it is still happening. If you are an ex convict you cannot vote in the same year of the election. Problem with that is men of color make up majority of the jailhouses. Messages are being sent to young people that there will be no hope for young black men. That if he looks a certain way he will be targeted, even if his white friend next to him looks the same could be killed. On top of that the white killer will be let free on a bogus call about stand your ground law when they were the ones being chased. Sounds like some one of those tactics are coming back. Then a woman who was being abused by her husband, and sent warning shots to the wall where no one was killed nor injured can never see her kids again, because she is serving twenty years behind bars. This is sending the message that you are a black keyword black woman and it means that you are more dangerous and may next time kill someone who has already assaulted you before. As a system the government protects who has the money,
The Laws That Knew Color: Racism Then and Now
Are we free or are we limited, men of color often wondered in the late 1860s. Twenty years earlier they were given rights to vote and have all equal opportunities as the white men. Then they were struck with laws that stood in the way of allowing them act as freemen. Those laws were called “Jim Crow” laws, and they were designed to stop desegregation amongst black and white men. There are many stories to tell about them, and how they degraded black men at that time. They allowed the use of any type of tactic to insult black men. Times really have not changed so much with the law and people of the United States often wonder if they cannot trust the people who are suppose to …show more content…
Alexander states “mass incarceration is an explicitly race neutral, yet de facto New Jim Crow system of racial stratification and social exclusion of blacks far reaching consequences” This means that the method of mass incarceration is a strategy to separate minorities without being blatantly prejudice. The War or Drugs and mass incarceration gives whites/majority justification to imprison the African American population keep African Americans and other minorities in a lower caste system without the opportunity to advance in society. Alexander explains by stating that mass incarceration “deepens pre-existing patterns of racial segregation and isolation” (Alexander, 196). This is caused by the result of the War on Drugs and mass incarceration. The method of eliminating blacks from society does not stop by just imprisoning them. Even after they have been convicted, they do not hold the some rights and qualities as other members in society. She also gives the example by stating Institutions are also able to discriminate against African American solely based on income or education status. (3)Political disenfranchisement, which explains during time of Jim Crow, African Americans were denied the right to vote despite the fact it, violated the Fifteenth Amendment. Similar to today’s New Jim Crow laws, …show more content…
I ask myself the question why is it still happening? Jim Crow laws were so that blacks would never be able to progress after slavery. White supremacist came up with different ways to keep blacks from having the right to vote and have a voice. Even though on paper all of these things are suppose to be over and we are land of the free it is still happening. If you are an ex convict you cannot vote in the same year of the election. Problem with that is men of color make up majority of the jailhouses. Messages are being sent to young people that there will be no hope for young black men. That if he looks a certain way he will be targeted, even if his white friend next to him looks the same could be killed. On top of that the white killer will be let free on a bogus call about stand your ground law when they were the ones being chased. Sounds like some one of those tactics are coming back. Then a woman who was being abused by her husband, and sent warning shots to the wall where no one was killed nor injured can never see her kids again, because she is serving twenty years behind bars. This is sending the message that you are a black keyword black woman and it means that you are more dangerous and may next time kill someone who has already assaulted you before. As a system the government protects who has the money,