How Does Jim Crow Laws Affect Our Society
Diversity and Utopia
The assumption of ‘White Guilt” and the privileges of “Whiteness” have helped me more in focusing my attention to the theatrics of the “Tea Party”. It has made me more aware of the fear attached to new laws implicated in many states which are considered “ Red “or Republican states run from Governorship to federal appointed senators and Congressional representatives. Their fears of the changing racial demographics of the country to more minority majority has fostered voting laws more reminisced to the ages of the southern “Jim Crow Laws”. Jim Crow laws prevented Blacks and minorities from voting due to “poll taxes, literacy test, vouchers of good character, and disqualification for “crime of moral turpitude”. (The United States Department of Justice, 2013) Today many states have in acted laws reminiscent to the past, over “felony convictions restrict 13% of the country’s black male population from voting” nonviolent offenses brand someone a felon”, “prompting critics to portray felon disenfranchisement as heir to the voter-suppression tactics of the Jim Crow era.” (Knafo, 07/2) “Thirty four states have in acted strict voter ID Laws “that affect minorities as well as the poor, college students and the elderly who, most likely …show more content…
From news paper to TV news show any crime committed by a minority is broadcasted with their name and picture. Even though the same crimes committed by the majority of Americans at the same time is not broadcast so dramatically nor emphasized by their race. Point explained the Boston Marathon bomber labeled terrorist, due to most likely being of Muslim faith. The mail box bomber Luke Helder was not labeled a terrorist but was prosecuted as if mental unstable. One individual who was Muslim and not considered White equals terrorist and the so called Christen White male equals mentally ill, double standard same
The assumption of ‘White Guilt” and the privileges of “Whiteness” have helped me more in focusing my attention to the theatrics of the “Tea Party”. It has made me more aware of the fear attached to new laws implicated in many states which are considered “ Red “or Republican states run from Governorship to federal appointed senators and Congressional representatives. Their fears of the changing racial demographics of the country to more minority majority has fostered voting laws more reminisced to the ages of the southern “Jim Crow Laws”. Jim Crow laws prevented Blacks and minorities from voting due to “poll taxes, literacy test, vouchers of good character, and disqualification for “crime of moral turpitude”. (The United States Department of Justice, 2013) Today many states have in acted laws reminiscent to the past, over “felony convictions restrict 13% of the country’s black male population from voting” nonviolent offenses brand someone a felon”, “prompting critics to portray felon disenfranchisement as heir to the voter-suppression tactics of the Jim Crow era.” (Knafo, 07/2) “Thirty four states have in acted strict voter ID Laws “that affect minorities as well as the poor, college students and the elderly who, most likely …show more content…
From news paper to TV news show any crime committed by a minority is broadcasted with their name and picture. Even though the same crimes committed by the majority of Americans at the same time is not broadcast so dramatically nor emphasized by their race. Point explained the Boston Marathon bomber labeled terrorist, due to most likely being of Muslim faith. The mail box bomber Luke Helder was not labeled a terrorist but was prosecuted as if mental unstable. One individual who was Muslim and not considered White equals terrorist and the so called Christen White male equals mentally ill, double standard same