seem to portrayed as not human. If the people of NY see them as less of a person, then its easier to overlook them. Cultural bias is another form of prejudice. Cultural bias can be in the form of standardized test to get into a better school or even to get a better job. Access to resources makes it harder for minorities to get ahead. If a child can't even get proper schooling due to teachers not wanting to pass 96th street to teach, what are they suppose to do? Some wait hours for care in a hospital because they're too afraid to hop on the train to go into Manhattan and go to a nicer hospital where care would be available sooner. Why are they scared, because they fear they won't be accepted there. They feel they would probably get less respect there than if they stayed where they felt they belong.The discrimination that is present in Mott Haven is in the form of racial segregation. Discrimination is an attitude put into action. The action here is that these people are being ignored. It truly is amazing how the South Bronx and Harlem make up the most racially segregated area in the United States. While this is true, the issue is never discussed politically. Its like segregation isn't even present in the state of NY because it is not talked about. The main form of segregation takes place in the school system. Kozol states that two-thirds of Americans black children know few, if any, white people. One reason for this is white families themselves who take children out of schools in their neighborhoods. What confidence can these children receive knowing that others don't want to be around them. What are the suppose to think about the United States itself. Do you think they wonder why their country would let them grow up like this? Of course they do. The sad thing is that some of the children think that this is all their is, their new life of joy is only available in heaven, where they wear white nightgowns because they'r...
