By: Isabella M

Isabella M — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 22:57:21 +0000

This post really illustrated well how slavery is not in the distant past, contrary to what some people may believe, as its influence on stereotyping and the prison system are still pervasive to our society today. Your sentence, “In other words, before Black Americans were legally considered to be fully human, they were considered to be criminals” especially stood out to me, as it really shows how Black people are perceived now in a very similar way to how they were perceived during the Civil War period. I think that this post is especially helpful in making us reconsider news reports and headlines, as well as crime statistics.

By: Piper

Piper — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 02:01:54 +0000

I think this post is very educational to the history of stereotypes in America and the structures that further stereotypes. I think more people in America need to know the racist history of our society, especially those who hang confederate flags. If history was taught accurately in America white people will be able to slow down more and evaluate their implicit and overt biases. This will hopefully open up more conversation surrounding race talk and stereotypes to make white people become more aware of racism.

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By: Isabella M

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