The-history-of-racism-in-America

3、ThehistoryofracisminAmerica(includingblack/white,settlers/Indians,andAmericans/Immigrants)Theanswer:Americaisafreedomanddemocracy.Butitalsohasracialdiscrimination.Suchasblackandwhite,settlersandIndians,AmericansandImmigrants.I’llsaysomethingaboutitshistoryaccordingtomypersonalunderstanding.Firstly,I’lltalksomethingaboutthehistoryofblackandwhite.Ithinkthewhitelookdownupontheblackcangobacktotheslavery.Atthattime,theblackwereoftensoldattheauction.Theyarenotcostlyandevenhavenoself-respect.TheWhiteweretheirmasters.Sometimestheblacksucceededtoescape,buttheywouldn'tbehappyforalongtime.Becausetheywouldbecaughtagain,whichmeantthattheymustbeslavesforever.Luckily,theslaverywasabolishedbyLincoln.Butslaveryhasbeeningrainedideas.Somewhitepeoplestilldespisetheblack,theyevencan’tstandstayinginthesameplacewiththeblack.Soin1919,eventhoughablackmanwaskilledbythewhite,thepolicerefusedtoarrestthewhitepeople.Today,thestatusoftheblackhasbeenimprovedalot.Wecanseethattheirpresidentisalsoablackman.Secondly,I’lltalksomethingaboutthesettlersandIndians.IntermsofsettlersandIndians,wecanthinkofthePuritanandtheThanksGivingDay.Atthattime,theycouldgetalongwitheachotherhappily.ButWealsocann’tforgetthattheIndianssupportedBritishcoloniesduringtheAmericanWarofIndependenceandtheysupportedtheSouthduringtheCivilwar.Ofcourse,wecanalsothinkofWestwardMovement.ItisatragedyforIndians.ManybraveAmericansleavetheirhometownandmovetothewest.However,thewestisIndians’home.Theymustprotecttheirlands.Forexample,DanielBoone,amannevergaveupwestward.HissonwaskilledbyIndians.SoIndiansbecometheobstacleoftheAmerican’sexpansion.However,someIndiansarefriendly,theyevenhelpthemanwhohadtroubleduringtheWestwardMovement.Theysuppliedclothesandfoodtothem,butAmericansconqueredtheirhometownandkilledmanyofthem.SothereisadeepgapbetweensettlersandIndians.Thirdly,I’lltalksomethingaboutAmericansandImmigrants.ImmigrantshaveplayedanimportantroleinthehistoryofAmerica.Therearethreeimmigrantupsurgesinthehistory.Thefirsttimeoccurredin1820-1860.Thetotalnumberofimmigrantsduringthisperiodofuptofivemillion.ImmigrantsmainlyfromwesternandnorthernEurope,ThereareabouttwomillionIrishpeopleand1.7millionGermans.Meanwhile,therearealsosomeChineseimmigrantstoseekgold.Thesecondtimewasafterthecivilwar.American’sindustrydevelopedquickly,sotheyneedalotoflabors.Forexample,toconquerDonnerPass,manyChineseimmigrantscametoAmericaandmostofthemdiedtobuildtherailway.Thethirdtimeisfrom1881to1920.Thegovernmentbegantolimitimmigration.Americansbegantofeelthethreatfromtheimmigrants.Theymaythink:iftheimmigrantswillsnatchtheirworkbecausetheimmigrantscanbepaidless;Iftheimmigrantswillthreatentheirreligionandsoon.SoAmericansbecamealittlexenophobicatthattime.Anyway,Americanhavebenefitedalotfromimmigrants.SomeimmigrantsareveryfamousintheAmerican’shistory.SuchasSamuelSlaterwhowascalled“fatherofU.S.Manufacturing”copiedanefficientspinningmachinesuccessfully.Inconclusion,Americaisa“ethnicmeltingpot”.Althoughitstillhasracialdiscrimination,wecan’tdenythatitisagreatnation.