The Changing Role Of Racism In The 19th Century

Racism is a phenomenon that left a deep scar running through the veins of American history. It is a reminder of a gaping wound that began with the horror and inhumanity of slavery in 17th century.
Although America has made great progress on this issue, but the problem still exists. In 1863 Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which led the way to total abolition of slavery in the United States. After all these years, since slavery has been abolished, it still rears the ugly head in today’s world in various forms, despite the fact that there a lot of black citizens and even a black president elected to the White House. Racism has been a steady problem for a long time. One of the most troublesome areas of racism is in places of education. Finding a cure for this would be a major step towards ending racism in general. Americans tend to believe that there is no racial tensions anymore but it’s still strong as no sustainable solution has been provided to solve this
It was realized only in the 1600s and the 1700s. During the 19th century, There were different thoughts about slavery whether the practice was good or bad. And that was the cause of fierce war between slaves and the white owners: the American Civil War. During that period, some slaves struggled hard to move away from their past stereotypes. Although the breakthrough was not easy, a small percentage of them managed to deal with slavery and started learning to write and read themselves. They even make a step further towards teaching others literacy skills. During the civil war, some blacks were involved in the fighting. more educated ones were elected to lead the constitutional war and helped form blacks movements to get various rights. When the north defeated the south, in the north slaves were freed from bondage. But that did not necessary mean that they were free from the prejudice which greatly permeated the