Fences

The play "Fences", by August Wilson, took place in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1957 to 1965. During that time, the Civil Rights Movement was happening, along with the Vietnam War, Television, and upcoming black athletes.

Race Post

It seems like even though America has passed the times of slavery and racial inequalities, there is still some slight racial problems looming around. The problem is not as broad as it once was several decades ago but it is still an issue. Many of the youth in today's age have been taught by outside influences or even their own family members that people act a certain way based on their race. Also, genders experience racism differently. It is harder to be a Black or Latina female in America  than to be a White female.

Kids in today's age are taught that Black people act this way, Spanish people act that way, White people act another way, and so on. After being told this from an early age, they grow up thinking they MUST act that way; that acting that way is normal. The children are taught that being white is better than being anything else. In the past, there was a experiment where a few children of a variety of races were asked to chose between a white baby doll and a black baby doll. The shocking results of the experiment was that most of the children picked the white doll just because it was white. This shows the corruption instilled in the minds of the children by the influence around them.

Just like how extreme racism existed in the past, there was also an extreme prejudgment towards women that were not White. Back in those days, it was hard enough to be a woman because they did not have a say in much. Being a woman of color was even worse: apart from not having a say, they also got abused, ignored, and were deeply hated. In today's age, it is more accepted to be a woman of color but there are still some little disadvantages. There was an experiment that a women made where you set up two accounts on a job search site. Both accounts had her real information but one account had a picture of her while the other account had a picture of a white lady. The account with the picture of the white woman received calls from several businesses, some times even multiple times from one business, while the account with her real pictures did not receive any calls...

Racism is not an instinct; it is something that is taught. Young children are taught that it is better to be white than it is to be any other race. Those children grow up with that mindset and enter adulthood with a slight preference for whites. Even though those times of inequality is over, there is still a slight presence of it. This is the effect from those who just can't let the past go. Those whites who are stuck on feeling superior in a world that is "equal".