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The word race is a catorizing term that refers to human beings and it was first used in the English language in the late 1600s.

Race is a social construct created by white people to establish hierarchy and superiority over other races.

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When they would sell slaves they would send them by ship, they would put them at the bottom in terrible conditions they would be suffed and suffer from hunger.

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Race was widely used for determining social and economic class. White Europeans at the top, Native Americans were colonized, and African Americans were enslaved.

Race was also used to justify slavery, since African Americans hierarchically had a lower status than other races.

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Selling african Americans was common many were sold an seperated from their families at a young age 

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The “degeneration” concept was created and said that other races were mutations as a result of living in a tropical environment. Certain diseases were associated with specific races and some philosophers believed that different races were separate species.

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Many racial slurs emerged, the majority were originally directed towards enslaved African Americans. These derogatory terms were used by mainly white slave owners who wanted to degrade, dehumanize, and make their slaves feel inferior.

In the 18th century, race was used for sorting and ranking people. Leaders from the 1800's began to publicly assort and claimed that Africans are best suited for slavery.

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African American working on cotton farms 

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During the Great migration (1910-1920) African Americans poured into industrial cities to find jobs and fill in labor shortages created by WW1, schools and public places were segregated Negro movements of the 1920s “New Negro” - racial pride, cultural self-expression, economic independence, and progressive politics.

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People took streets to protest against seggeration, many wanted the freedom to go anywhere they wanted many wanted education.

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Around the 1900s the Racism against Mexican-American has begun resturants and other public places did not accept anyone other than whites.

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In today's world there has been many violent acts mostly towards Asians, Hispanics, black people etc these hate crimes are getting worse everyday there has been an increase in violent attacks

There has been many protests against these violent acts

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This image was taken at a Justice for George Floyd in 2020 hoping to help spread awareness and to help make a change.

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Many have come together in trying to demonstrate the injustice that black peopl grow through.

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Today, there are many anti-racism activists who have taken back their voice and used it to spread awareness and continue to fight for justice and equality every day. A few of these activists are:

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Today, there are many anti-racism activists who have taken back their voice and used it to spread awareness and continue to fight for justice and equality every day. A few of these activists are:

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Rachel Cargle(she/her)- is an academic, writer, and lecturer who seeks to educate the public on matters of racial injustice, systemic racism, feminism and white supremacy etc.

Charlene A. Carruthers(she/her)- Black, queer feminist community organizer and writer, is dedicated to Black liberation. She advocates across communities, bringing activists together to try and build more power.

Lee Merritt (he/him)-one of the foremost civil rights lawyers in the US.

Kendrick Sampson(he/him)- Sampson advocates for defunding the police, investing in communities, and combating the oppression that stems from colonial and capitalist forces.