Racial Separatism

Elizabeth Rickett
Comp 1
December 3, 2014

Racial Separatism In the story White Guilt by Shelby Steele she talks about her life when she was little. When she would walk into the wrong restaurant the white people looked at her strange. sheh told the waitress the lady what she wanted and the waitress lady asked her to leave.
The story is a prime example of the racial separatism that has existed
Racial separatism is the belief, based on racism, that different races should remain segregated and apart from one another.After the abolishment of slavery, racial segregation was just beginning. Between 1873 and 1883 the Supreme Court handed down a series of decisions that virtually nullified the work of Congress during
Reconstruction. Regarded by many as second­class citizens, blacks were separated from whites by law and by private action in transportation, public accommodations such as using the restroom or water fountains, recreational facilities, prisons, armed forces, and schools in both Northern and Southern states. During the 1970’s and 1980’s, black female scholars addressed the limitations of separatism as a way to study social and political mobilization. Racial Separatism is enforced by the government of a multiracial nation, as in South Africa under apartheid, which seeks to separate different cultures

within the borders of the same state. Black separatists typically oppose integration and racial intermarriage, and they want separate institutions or even a separate nation for black people in America. Most contemporary forms of black separatism are strongly anti­white and anti­Semitic, and a number of religious versions assert that blacks, not
Jews are the Biblical "chosen people" of God. Although the Southern Poverty Law
Center recognizes that much black racism in America is, at least in part, a response to centuries of white racism, it believes racism must be exposed in all its forms. White groups espousing beliefs similar to black separatists would be considered clearly racist.
The same criterion should be applied to all groups regardless of their color. Today
America's major cities are mainly non­white. Most mayors, city officials and TV News people are non­white.
Todays culture is not racially separated, but in recent months there has been strong controversy over whether or not racial separation and racism still exists in the world. The world today is very much filled with racial separation and racism, most of which is set in the eastern part of the world. Many countries such as Iraq and Iran are highly separated due to racism. This racial separation is beginning to cause more problems in other parts of the world, due to the fact that the racial issues are being brought from groups like ISIS towards all other cultures today. Racial separation is and always will be a problem in the world. Many cultures today such as the United states, have less racial issues. A large part of the country is based off of minorities and those minorities make up an equal if not larger part of the country than whites. Racial separation ceases to exist in our society and it seems to be decreasing as time goes on.

Whites are the most segregated group in the nation's public schools. Only 14% of white students attend multiracial schools (where three or more racial groups are present).
Today's segregated schools are still unequal. Segregated schools have higher concentrations of poverty, much lower test scores, less experienced teachers and fewer advanced placement courses.Students in integrated schools perform better on tests, possess elevated aspirations for educational and occupational attainment, and lead more integrated lives. Racial segregation in schools is strongly linked to segregation by class. Nearly 90% of intensely segregated, black and Latino schools are also schools where at least half of the student body is economically disadvantaged.