Race Relations Essay Research Paper The term

Race Relations Essay, Research Paper

The term “race” has not had a consistent meaning throughout its history of use. Instead, “race” has meant different things to different people, often at the same time. Depending on the background of the person you asked the definitions would be as diverse as today s population in the United States.

The question of how people of different races and ethnicities interact in America has gripped this nation from its infancy. American society has long been a “cultural melting pot,” integrating people from all racial and ethnic backgrounds. Although the nation’s history has been checkered on the process of successfully integrating people from all racial and ethnic backgrounds, Americans can feel proud of the many positive actions that have been taken to bring fairness and equality to all people. But today Americans are still struggling with ways in which to ensure fairness and equality can be ensured for all. Through research it can be shown that race relations are continually being studied and discussed throughout the United States. In a more general sense it is safe to say that race relations are consistently trying to be improved.

Race relations are present in every aspect of society. The articles I have show that The United States still has problems concerning racial discrimination, prejudice, affirmative action problems, racial profiling, slave reparations as well as issues surrounding the Confederate Flag, just to name a few. The research I

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have conducted however shows specific examples of current trends to improve the state of race relations in the United States.

Alabama voters may bury interracial marriage ban it hasn t had legal force for decades

There is only one state in the country that still bans interracial marriage and, if the polls are right, Alabama voters will vote Nov. 4 to repeal that law. This is a chance to make a largely symbolic gesture by lifting this obscure and unenforceable law.

Analysts and polls show that there will be enough votes to pass the repeal. However, it is not expected to win by an overwhelming margin. This shows that there are still problems with race relations particularly in the state of Alabama. According to a poll of 400 Alabamians 60% support the repeal of the ban. Politicians such as Ragen Windam a Mobile representative are optimistic about the repeal.

This article supports the overall findings that although racial issues are still a problem steps are being taken to attempt to turn things around in this nation. Even thought his law is unenforceable it is important that it is officially removed from the books. The next step is to try to remove several other remnants of racism in the constitution.

It is also notable that a vote like this draws attention to the fact that Alabama is the very last state to remove the law. However negative this appears

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for the state it would be even more negative to have this law remain. I think it says a lot that the politicians are willing to risk this bad publicity in order to finally repeal this statute ( Interracial law , 2000)

Sorority That Banned Black Woman Faces Race Sensitivity Training

Alpha Gamma Delta sorority on the campus of university of Georgia was temporarily suspended after accusations of discrimination. According to a member of the sorority they turned away a pledge because she was black.

UGA lifted the temporary suspension after they agreed to undergo racial sensitivity training, agreed to take a leadership pole in increasing awareness of diversity in campus organizations.

The actions taken by the university exemplify that actions such as this are in excusable. It is important that a university is taking actions like these. The most noted factor in this case however is that a member of the sorority was the one to report the discriminative actions.

This is so significant because it proves that there are individuals who will speak up. Another thing to consider is that ten years (or so) ago this would have been a very rare action. It confirms that race relations have progressed through the years and will continue to do so in the future.

On the negative side, the events leading to this predicament show that there is still quiet a problem with racial diversity on college campuses. Also,

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considering that this is also a southern university it is proof that old beliefs and values still exists in this region (2000, September 19).

Students discuss racial hostilities

A roundtable discussion concerning race relations was held on Auburn University s campus. Members of various organizations attended the SGA sponsored event. The event was held in order to discuss frustrations that have been building up concerning racism in Auburn. The focus of the discussion was stereotypes and cliques on the campus.

It is significant that the university is taking proactive steps to improve race relations on the campus. There will also be follow up forums concerning this issue ( Racial hostilities 2000).

The Race monger

Al Gore is adamant about his stand for affirmative action. According to the vice president human nature is vulnerable to prejudice. Al Gore has been known to become quite churlish regarding these issues.

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