The Internal Problems Within American Culture

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infamous time periods in American history, Slavery. Although we now live in a more progressive country and every citizen has equal rights, actions like discrimination and oppression against black people in America are still present. In an academic journal for the European Journal of American Culture it states "The history of African Americans in the United States is that of segregation and discrimination, which continues to shape the modern society. Despite the gains achieved due to the civil rights movement, African Americans continue to suffer discriminatory treatment" (Chama 203). In the world today, with social media and other media outlets many celebrities with a voice or platform are able to spread messages to fans across the world. Many famous artists, athletes, actors, actresses, and even social media influencers have tried to use their voice to spread messages about the tensions between blacks and whites in America, and essentially expressing to the public how they feel ...

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the main guilt or "pity" white people would feel would be focused around the years of slavery the ancestors of African Americans suffered through, but Lucas tries to point out how many whites try to claim their innocence because they were not around back then and it wasn't their fault indirectly. However, the white man goes on to mention how black people of this day and age also weren't directly affected by the events that transpired earlier in American history, and thus being the reason why he doesn't feel "pity" for them. Lucas expresses this by once again speaking from a white man's perspective claiming "Talkin' about slavery like you was around back then, Like you was pickin' ...

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