Racism

Racism is still alive today in the US, even though it’s not what it uses to be. During election time usually race isn’t a huge factor, but the last two elections 2008 and 2012 elections race has held a significant percentage of voters because of the fact the nation has had a black candidate. With much effort to make sure minorities got out and vote it worked US has a black president. Some citizens can’t fathom the idea of our country being ran by a black male. America is known as the land of the free and everyone wants to obtain the American dream. America is a melting pot and with the diversity of the nation one would assume that racism wouldn’t be as huge as it is. Unfortunately racism is what this country was founded upon. Whites have always had a sense of entitlement and also put down minority and haven’t had to answer to anyone.  Most would say that racism died after the civil rights era.

Racism is still alive just recently in Morgan Hill; Ca there was a racist from of expression toward president Obama. The piece included a chair with two watermelons on it and a noose hanging from the side. Within a couple of feet there was a sign that read,  “Go back to Kenya.”  One may say how can we assume that this was referencing president Obama? Well that’s exactly what it is an assumption because it was during election time and also there was a Romey for president billboard extremely close, also the President is half Kenyan. So realistically whom do you think it was for?  Also lets just breakdown everything that was there the watermelon. Watermelon dates back to slavery, maters would grow watermelon and slaves would steal it. Watermelon is also one of the most stereotypical things you can say all black people eat. The noose it’s self represents hate, racism, and murder.  Lynching started in 1790 Virginia by a man named Charles Lynch, he practice this horrible killing system in his front yard. 

The reason why he would lynch black humans was because they would break laws.  Lynching was more commonly a death system for blacks, which was done by a noose and a tree hanging them until they died.   According to the History is a Weapon, there were about 3436 humans lynch in the year of 1889-1922 (HW).  All these humans who were lynch were all Blacks.  The reason blacks were lynch was because they were accused of rape, murder, robbery, and rioting etc.  However, even though the whites courthouse did not have prove of it they would still lynch them.  The blacks did not have rights or freedom, as one can see “Investigation as to the guilt or innocence of the accused is never made”(HW).  “The simple word of any white person against a Negro is sufficient to get a crowd of white men to lynch a Negro” (HW).  This history and facts prove that this display in Morgan Hill is a display of racism.  The noose itself represents pain, for many African Americans because there are countless cases in history of innocent Blacks being lynched just because of their skin color.   The note stating “Go back to Kenya” speaks for it’s own, it’s very clear that this individual does not want any colored human running the government. Last but not least telling a person to go back to their motherland is just plain racist.