Racism In The Present Tense: Case Study
Mandeeppal Multani
Professor Delores Jones-Brown J.D. Ph.D.
Law 313.01
Fall 2014
Racism in the Present Tense
‘’Aiyanna Jones (age 7), Victor White III, Dante Parker, Ezell Ford, Tyree Woodson, John Crawford III, Eric Garner, Yvette Smith, Jordan Baker, Barrington Williams, Carlos Alcis, Deion Fludd, Jonathan Ferrell, Kimani Gray, Kyam Livingstone, Larry Eugene Jackson, Jr., Miriam Carey, Chavis Carter, Dante Price, Duane Brown, Ervin Jefferson, Jersey Green, Johnnnie Kamahi Warren, Justin Slipp, Kendrec McDade, Malissa Williams, Nehemiah Dillard, Ramarley Graham, Raymond Allen, Rekia Boyd, Reynaldo Cuevas, Robert Dumas Jr, Sgt. Manuel Loggins Jr, Shantel Davis, Sharmel Edwards, Shereese Francis, Tamon Robinson, Timothy Russell, Wendell …show more content…
The state of the Michel Brown killing and infamous Dreed Scoot land rights case that went all the way to the supreme court only to be told by chief justice Roger Taney that he had no right to sue, notes the supreme court justice, because as a black man he was never meant to be an America. When consider the declaration of independence Taney said “It is too clear for dispute, that the enslaved African race were note intended to be included, and formed no part of the people who framed and adopted this declaration”. He continue to add that black men ‘had no rights which the white man was bound to respect” (Harris-Perry, …show more content…
The dominants are always going to suppress the subordinates in order to gain control over them. Although society has become accustomed to labeling individuals depending on where one comes from, it is crucial that subordinates put a stop to the dominants over powering them in order to gain more authority and higher social roles. Subordinates are the only ones who have the power to stop the way society functions and stand up for themselves and their people in order to gain a fair chance of power and equality. This is where literature like Bell’s And We Are Not Saved and the revisiting of slavery and civil rights solution is vital.
References abagond. (2014, Aug 26). A list of unarmed Blacks killed by police. Retrieved from ABAGOND: https://abagond.wordpress.com/2014/08/26/a-list-of-unarmed-blacks-killed-by-police/
Bell, D. (1979). And we are not saved: The elusive quest for racial justice. New York: Basic Books, Inc.
Harris-Perry, M. (2014, Aug 16). The deaths of black men in America. Retrieved from msnbc: http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/watch/the-deaths-of-black-men-in-america-318795331819
King, M. L. (1963). Why we can 't wait. Signet Classic.
Littles, M. J., Bowers, R., & Gilmer, M. (2000). Why we can’t wait: A Report prepared for the Ford Foundation. New York: Ford Foundation.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: I have a dream. (2001). Retrieved from American Rhetoric:
Professor Delores Jones-Brown J.D. Ph.D.
Law 313.01
Fall 2014
Racism in the Present Tense
‘’Aiyanna Jones (age 7), Victor White III, Dante Parker, Ezell Ford, Tyree Woodson, John Crawford III, Eric Garner, Yvette Smith, Jordan Baker, Barrington Williams, Carlos Alcis, Deion Fludd, Jonathan Ferrell, Kimani Gray, Kyam Livingstone, Larry Eugene Jackson, Jr., Miriam Carey, Chavis Carter, Dante Price, Duane Brown, Ervin Jefferson, Jersey Green, Johnnnie Kamahi Warren, Justin Slipp, Kendrec McDade, Malissa Williams, Nehemiah Dillard, Ramarley Graham, Raymond Allen, Rekia Boyd, Reynaldo Cuevas, Robert Dumas Jr, Sgt. Manuel Loggins Jr, Shantel Davis, Sharmel Edwards, Shereese Francis, Tamon Robinson, Timothy Russell, Wendell …show more content…
The state of the Michel Brown killing and infamous Dreed Scoot land rights case that went all the way to the supreme court only to be told by chief justice Roger Taney that he had no right to sue, notes the supreme court justice, because as a black man he was never meant to be an America. When consider the declaration of independence Taney said “It is too clear for dispute, that the enslaved African race were note intended to be included, and formed no part of the people who framed and adopted this declaration”. He continue to add that black men ‘had no rights which the white man was bound to respect” (Harris-Perry, …show more content…
The dominants are always going to suppress the subordinates in order to gain control over them. Although society has become accustomed to labeling individuals depending on where one comes from, it is crucial that subordinates put a stop to the dominants over powering them in order to gain more authority and higher social roles. Subordinates are the only ones who have the power to stop the way society functions and stand up for themselves and their people in order to gain a fair chance of power and equality. This is where literature like Bell’s And We Are Not Saved and the revisiting of slavery and civil rights solution is vital.
References abagond. (2014, Aug 26). A list of unarmed Blacks killed by police. Retrieved from ABAGOND: https://abagond.wordpress.com/2014/08/26/a-list-of-unarmed-blacks-killed-by-police/
Bell, D. (1979). And we are not saved: The elusive quest for racial justice. New York: Basic Books, Inc.
Harris-Perry, M. (2014, Aug 16). The deaths of black men in America. Retrieved from msnbc: http://www.msnbc.com/melissa-harris-perry/watch/the-deaths-of-black-men-in-america-318795331819
King, M. L. (1963). Why we can 't wait. Signet Classic.
Littles, M. J., Bowers, R., & Gilmer, M. (2000). Why we can’t wait: A Report prepared for the Ford Foundation. New York: Ford Foundation.
Martin Luther King, Jr.: I have a dream. (2001). Retrieved from American Rhetoric: