nce is best explained by the thought that children are not born with genetic makeup that predetermines them to be racist. This prejudice is taught to the children by either their parents, families or the environment they grow up in. In this respect, history is found to have a substantial amount of influence on how our society today works and operates. Although we as a society have obviously changed our beliefs from the extremes of slavery, we have kept racial segregation quite intact. Whether or not our thoughts are because of this environmental aspect or not, segregation definitely occurs in society. All one must do is look at the structure of any major American city. In any of these cities one will find a black area, a Jewish area, an Italian area, and so on. It is suggested that this happens because people of the same culture feel more comfortable together. This comfortableness with one group and not with another is a form of racism. Group members are therefore prejudiced against groups outside of their own. It has been proven that the first thing a child is taught is often what their beliefs will become. Understanding this concept, it is quite clear that the racist thoughts white slave owners had in the 1700’s would be passed down to their children and that the hate slaves had for their white owners would be passed down to their children as well. The result of this is a constant passing down of hate, which grows from one generation to the next. The southern part of the United States today is still thought of as racially biased. This belief would make sense if one considers that previous generations of the South were involved with slavery. The passing on of racism through generations is not the only evidence of racism in America. A more scientific piece of evidence is found in the medical world. “In 1990, the Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs of the American Medical Association concluded that blacks...
