Civil Rights Inequalities In Education

Civil Rights have been intertwined throughout history ever since the birth of America. Consequently, opposition to certain groups progressing has also been present. When gains are attempted to be made, there are always obstacles to making significant efforts. In present day America, there is still bigotry and inequality. Despite the fights countless individuals have participated in to change this, development is no easy feat. The tendency of society to harbor stereotypes and justify hate makes this unfairness acceptable. Since the Civil War Era, races have experienced inequality. The United States was successful in banning slavery and segregation, but groups like African Americans and Hispanics often times still lack the privileges of Caucasians. According to USA Today, the amount of white versus black educators in the country is nowhere near equal. Children are taught to be accepting of others and promote fairness, when the system by which they are being taught is still unjust. The authors of the article on this topic explain how “court-ordered desegregation often ended the teacher careers of black
The United States Constitution outlines the fact that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion”, yet Muslims are one group that suffer terribly from stereotypes. Just because they belong to a certain religious group, they are increasingly labelled as terrorists(The Bill of Rights). What is even worse is that this so called “Islamophobia” fuels attacks on places of worship. In 2015, 78 US Mosques were attacked(Ansari). There is no possible way to justify this kind of hate violence. Statistically speaking, “94% of terrorist attacks carried out in the United States from 1980 to 2005 have been by non-Muslims”(Terrorism). Yet, when an incident involving a Caucasian shooter arises, the attacker is too often given a pass by playing the “mentally disabled”