Racial Diversity: Historical Worksheet
Answer
the following questions in 100 to 250 words each. Provide citations for all the sources you use.
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Throughout most of U.S.
history,
in most locations, what race has been in the majority? What is the common ancestral
background of most members of this group?
The majority
of location in the United States is inhabited by whites. This is the most
common race in the United States and there have been a couple different ways
that their backgrounds are common. These are people that mostly came over
during the immigrations through Ellis Island from Europe. They were also a part
of the initial European immigration during the 1700's through the colonies.
White primarily came here to gain land for their home countries until the
Revolutionary war when the United States was born into its own country. These
were the most common type of people to immigrate to the United States through
the 1700-1900's.
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What are some of the larger
racial minorities in U.S. history? What have been the common ancestral
backgrounds of each of these groups? When did each become a significant or
notable minority group?
The largest
minority group in the United States is the black population. Many of these
people were involuntarily taken from their home country as slaves and were kept
as slaves until slavery was abolished in the 1800's. Many stayed down south but
many escaped to the north when the United States was engaged in a civil war
over slavery. Most African-Americans can't be traced to their original home
country because of this. Asian Americans are the third largest minority in the
country with California having the highest concentration. Many Chinese
Americans live in China-Town like communities with high concentrations of
common-languages and customs.
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In what ways have laws been
used to enforce discrimination? Provide examples. These laws were intended
against which racial minorities?
Throughout
history there have been many laws that enforce discrimination and laws that
have kept groups of people from different background separate. For example, in
the past, laws were passed that made it expensive for Chinese-American's to get
certain jobs. Law-makers did not like minorities working the higher-paying more
exclusive jobs so laws were passed to keep minorities out to keep the country
primarily run by whites. Segregation of schools is another example that
enforced discrimination and made it harder for minorities to excel in the
country. When these laws were abolished, it made it easier for minorities to
move forward in the country. The civil rights movement was huge in striving for
equal rights, and today there have been many changes to try and make the
country as fair as possible to everyone.
·
In what ways have laws been
used to eliminate discrimination? Provide examples. Did the laws work to
eliminate discrimination?
There have
been many laws that make discrimination illegal in today's society which is a
great thing. Having schools desegregated made it much easier for minorities to
get a better education and get better jobs to support their families, in turn
making it easier for future generations to be successful in life. Hate crimes
are also illegal and it is also illegal to not hire someone just because of their
race. This has made many workplaces more diverse and makes it easier for
minorities to get jobs. There have been many changes in recent history to laws
that used to enforce discrimination in an effort to make the country an equa
rights place for everybody.
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