Is Racism Still A Problem In The 21st Century?

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UK. People and groups that are against immigrants usually claim that immigrants are taking jobs from them, these people usually have a poor knowledge and understanding of history and are unaware of why Britain has so many immigrants.
After World War II Britain had the task of trying to rebuild what had been lost in the devastation of war. One avenue of the rebuild of Britain was to run public transport again. However, the Britons who had fought in the war did not want low paid jobs like driving buses or trains; they felt that they deserved something better. To combat this problem Britain invited a huge number of West Indian people to Britain to take the unwanted jobs. The West Indians were grateful for the opportunity to work and many of them accepted the jobs and a life in Britain.
At the time, people of Britain welcomed the immigrants from the various parts of the British Empire and they were glad to see that the people who helped them defeat Germany were being rewarded in a way ...

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believe these atrocities no longer happen. Unfortunately though they do, people are still discriminated against because of their skin colour or religion. About two years ago, a young black boy, Damilola Taylor was killed in London. Many people believe that white gangs were responsible for his death, but police have stated that the �20 silver jacket he was wearing was the killer's target. Damilola was caught on camera wearing the jacket but when he was found dead, the jacket had been taken from him. Many people could claim that this was not a racist attackand that the attackers were only after his jacket, but what sort of person would kill for a �20 jacket? It's possible that the ...

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