play together and racism will have no place in society. Some argue that racism will not end, yet look at the deterioration over the past 200 years. With time America's decline of racism will continue. Jim Crow Laws prevented blacks from exercising their right to vote in the late 1800's. In 1964 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., MLK, won the Nobel Peace Prize for leading a nonviolent fight for racial equality (New Student Bible 1180). At the turn of the new millenium a growth in interracial marriages and diversity in the school district are present. "In 1991 when I was entering into education, interracial relationships shocked me because they were unacceptable when I was in high school," Assistant Principal Charles Lester of Sam Houston High School said. "Now when I walk down the halls I am not even phased by mixed couples" (Smith). Exposure and time can not solve the racism problem alone; it takes education. When racist parents raise children their beliefs are instilled in the minds of the children. Teach children from a biblical background: "There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:28) or from the basis of the Constitution of the United States, "all men are created equal", and racism will decrease. Along with education about racial differences, comes respect and understanding of the differences. All African Americans are loud gangsters. All Hispanics are lazy. All Caucasians have superiority complexes. All Asians are smart. These stereotypes can be proven wrong with education. MLK was a prominent African American and certainly not a gangster. "Any time you have the opportunity to accomplish something and you don't, you are wasting your time on earth," Roberto Clemente the first Hispanic in the Baseball Hall of Fame said (www.majorleaguebaseball). Clemente a 12 time all-star does not meet the definition of lazy. Knowing the traditional Asian culture shows three main va...
