leaders have made many advancements for African Americans, the battle has still not been won. It has been over 130 years since the Civil War ended slavery. However, race relations have not changed that much. The country is still rebuilding from the deep wounds of the Civil War and slavery. After all, it is not easy to shake off years and years of racism ("Racism: Melting Pot of Hatred"). It is because of these deep wounds that we have had to deal with America as a racist society in looking at the relations between black Americans and white Americans. Also, "new" immigrant groups from Southern and Eastern Europe were regarded as inferior compared to Northern and Western Europeans because of a racist society. However, these problems have not gone unnoticed, and many people have tried to account for how that racism has had a major impact on the organization of our society and our relations with the rest of the world (Tishler and Schultz). We have also had to deal with America as a racist culture. White people have attempted to govern through politics, economy, cultural impact, and the directions of society. They try to keep those whom they regard as, at best, second-class citizens firmly below them in social pecking order (Tishler and Schultz). The question now, however, is how far will this racial culture and society extend? The fear, for many, lies within their children. 'Minority' students have to suffer multiple oppressions of racism everyday in public and private schools. It is for this reason that many of them drop out. Blame can partially be placed on teachers and administrators. With these dropout rates, it is safe to assume that education is being seriously mismanaged. Conveniently, drop out is only seen as the student's fault. One important reason why many minorities drop out is that they are worn down by the racist K-12 curriculum which worships all areas white and treats minority cultures as 'dirty and uncivilized' ("NYPD in P...
