White Supremacy

The sixties and seventies were a very upsetting time in this nation's history. We were a nation at war both abroad and with our own people that we interacted with everyday. Bigoted people flooded the streets throughout the country, determined to succeed at their task of getting rid of the evils that the African Americans, Jews, homosexuals, and handicapped created in the United States . These acts are still going on today. There are thousands of instances of physical, verbal, and emotional abuse each year. These incidents have continually been happening throughout the years and have not showed any signs of slowing down. These are how groups that declare white supremacy are formed. The white race thinks that they are superior to any other race.

While reading the book Black Like Me, by John Howard Griffin, I realized how much the whites despise the African American community. A man named Howard Griffin wanted to see how differently he would be treated by other people if his skin color went from white to black. By using pills and creams to make his skin literally change to the color of black, he went to the south and interacted with the black community and learn the where he could eat, sleep, and go to the rest room.

He found that it was extremely difficult to find a job and even to walk down the street without getting yelled at, stared at, or even to interact with other