Racial Assimilation In America

The social construction of race or ethnicity in the United States was the basis of race prejudice and discrimination of the minorities in America. History indicates that the minority groups, who were known as people of color, suffered a lot in the hands of the whites. However, time has passed, and a new spirit of equality is almost in place. Several factors have led to the emergence of a new system in America that looks at individual rights rather than the dominant groups. As a matter of fact, America has evolved from the old system of racial discrimination and racial prejudice to an era of equality for all human beings irrespective of race, gender, religion, ethnic background, country of origin and all other aspects inherent in human beings. The key term here is assimilation. The assimilation of different cultures, social backgrounds, lifestyles, religions and all sorts of human differences, has overseen the differences that once formed the basis of hate, discrimination, and racial prejudice in America.
Assimilation takes different forms with different definitions but yet geared towards
One of such ways is through sports. In the history of America, immigrants came in with the various sports of their culture which were unique (Steven, 94). The uniqueness of the sports encouraged the local peoples who in turn willingly adopted them. The attendance of such sports functions and integration within the American culture is one way that has increased interaction and eventually led to the quick assimilation of culture. Not only has the immigrants introduce new sports but also adopted a new way of American sports system which has resulted in a different sporting system than what was initially practiced. The mixing of sports culture has to a new and more modernized sports culture. The sports were firmly influenced by ethnic demographics such as spatial patterns, prejudice, and racism