Racial Equality: Fact or Fiction
Ramin Zandi
Mrs. McFarlin
English III
March 28 2013
Racial Equality for All: Fact or Fiction
According to a “2008 Hate Crime Statistics,” an estimated 7,183 hate crimes occur in the United States per year. Now these crimes can range from merely calling someone a racist name, or in more severe cases, lighting a man on fire, but nonetheless, this is a quite a small number considering how many people live in the United States. However, this is the amount of crimes actually reported to the FBI. If local agencies do not report it to the FBI, the Bureau has no way of reporting the crime. A special study by the Department of Justice states that a whopping 210,000 people are affected each year by hate crimes and racial injustice. While it is possible to assert that amendment laws stated minorities are equal to whites, such a pedestrian view fails to consider that in fact, minorities aren’t treated equally. As can be seen by national events leading to racial inequality, and incidents of white supremacy, The Thirteenth to Fifteenth Amendments gave African Americans legal freedom in Civil War era, but even today, African Americans and minorities a like still do not have true equality.
Throughout the history of the United States, there have been many incidents involving white supremacy. One incident in particular was extremely bizarre. Charles Manson, an anarchist, brainwashed many people into doing his bidding, killing whites & blacks alike, trying
Zandi 2 to ignite what Manson called an “Apocalyptic Race War.” Charles Manson was born in a small town outside Cincinnati in Ohio. Raised by his mother and later ironically rejected by his mother, his childhood faced many ups and downs. By the time he was 32, he had spent half of his life in multiple prisons, and when he was granted early release he begged for permission to stay, calling prison his home. Upon his release he moved to San Francisco where his anarchist mind began to emerge. Manson met Mary Brunner, a 23 year
Mrs. McFarlin
English III
March 28 2013
Racial Equality for All: Fact or Fiction
According to a “2008 Hate Crime Statistics,” an estimated 7,183 hate crimes occur in the United States per year. Now these crimes can range from merely calling someone a racist name, or in more severe cases, lighting a man on fire, but nonetheless, this is a quite a small number considering how many people live in the United States. However, this is the amount of crimes actually reported to the FBI. If local agencies do not report it to the FBI, the Bureau has no way of reporting the crime. A special study by the Department of Justice states that a whopping 210,000 people are affected each year by hate crimes and racial injustice. While it is possible to assert that amendment laws stated minorities are equal to whites, such a pedestrian view fails to consider that in fact, minorities aren’t treated equally. As can be seen by national events leading to racial inequality, and incidents of white supremacy, The Thirteenth to Fifteenth Amendments gave African Americans legal freedom in Civil War era, but even today, African Americans and minorities a like still do not have true equality.
Throughout the history of the United States, there have been many incidents involving white supremacy. One incident in particular was extremely bizarre. Charles Manson, an anarchist, brainwashed many people into doing his bidding, killing whites & blacks alike, trying
Zandi 2 to ignite what Manson called an “Apocalyptic Race War.” Charles Manson was born in a small town outside Cincinnati in Ohio. Raised by his mother and later ironically rejected by his mother, his childhood faced many ups and downs. By the time he was 32, he had spent half of his life in multiple prisons, and when he was granted early release he begged for permission to stay, calling prison his home. Upon his release he moved to San Francisco where his anarchist mind began to emerge. Manson met Mary Brunner, a 23 year