Between 1600-1800
Between 1600-1800 British settlers and Americans established belief and behavior systems which separated people base on their places of origins and their phenotype. What was the motivation for creating the divisions?
The landowners and masters of the indenture servants and servants of the 1600-1800 installed a racial class system between the races in order to divide the races. The system of privileges was started by the Virginia Assembly in order to grant special privileges to the “whites”. The whites were permitted to own land, bear arms at all times, go to school and college to receive an education, and vote. Whites were in the upper class of individuals in the United States. The Irishmen, Negros’s and Indians were not permitted the same privileges as the whites. The other division allowed whites to receive less time for running away or committing any other type of crimes, The British also felt that the other races were not capabof living in civilization.
What legal codes and social practices cause these divisions?
The Judicial system passed laws that gave whites less time for crimes they committed, and when they engaged in sex with the opposite sex they receive less punishment. The Legislation also passed laws concerning the color line. In 1821 the New York Constitution Convention wrote laws for free white’s males to become voters, pay taxes and could serve in the militia and gain employment as a highway worker. Other races were not permitted tm do these things.
When the Government made Negros “property” they also became victims of discrimination, segregation, and violence, which made them have a bad racial image. All these things contributed to the conditions of racial dreadful conditions.
What cultural practices legitimized them?
The Negro’s became victims of violence’s and they were segregation where they were forced to sit in the back of public places, in buses, and the schools were also segregation. Furthermore; Negro’s were forced to be slaves for life, feared as criminal because of their childlike and mentally deficient’s. The Irishmen were forbidden to wear English apparel, could not purchase land, bear office, and prohibited marriage between the Irish and colonizers. The Indians were consider devil-driven and not permitted to live in civilization.
Between 1600-1800 British settlers and Americans established belief and behavior systems which separated people base on their places of origins and their phenotype. What was the motivation for creating the divisions?
The landowners and masters of the indenture servants and servants of the 1600-1800 installed a racial class system between the races in order to divide the races. The system of privileges was started by the Virginia Assembly in order to grant special privileges to the “whites”. The whites were permitted to own land, bear arms at all times, go to school and college to receive an education, and vote. Whites were in the upper class of individuals in the United States. The Irishmen, Negros’s and Indians were not permitted the same privileges as the whites. The other division allowed whites to receive less time for running away or committing any other type of crimes, The British also felt that the other races were not capabof living in civilization.
What legal codes and social practices cause these divisions?
The Judicial system passed laws that gave whites less time for crimes they committed, and when they engaged in sex with the opposite sex they receive less punishment. The Legislation also passed laws concerning the color line. In 1821 the New York Constitution Convention wrote laws for free white’s males to become voters, pay taxes and could serve in the militia and gain employment as a highway worker. Other races were not permitted tm do these things.
When the Government made Negros “property” they also became victims of discrimination, segregation, and violence, which made them have a bad racial image. All these things contributed to the conditions of racial dreadful conditions.
What cultural practices legitimized them?
The Negro’s became victims of violence’s and they were segregation where they were forced to sit in the back of public places, in buses, and the schools were also segregation. Furthermore; Negro’s were forced to be slaves for life, feared as criminal because of their childlike and mentally deficient’s. The Irishmen were forbidden to wear English apparel, could not purchase land, bear office, and prohibited marriage between the Irish and colonizers. The Indians were consider devil-driven and not permitted to live in civilization.
Nettie, it is truly sad that Negros became victims of violence and crime. But as a nation and a collective group of peoples, where do we go from here? Or can we get past these injustices? As an American with Irish blood, my group was put down by the main stream "WASP" (White-Anglo-Saxon-Protestants) and because of this, my clan are work-a-holics and over achievers. I believe we were forced to be “more” out of necessity and also by being giving access to the means of success, i.e.: jobs and education. (BLACK PEOPLE STILL DO NOT HAVE THE SAME ACCESS TO THE MEANS OF SUCCESS AS WHITES)
ReplyDeleteI do not watch much TV but today on Fox news the commentator said about a potential Presidential candidate...do we want another OBAMA liberal? ... No we want a republican that will stop giving all the $ away. What he meant, in my opinion is he OBAMA is giving blacks and minorities more access to the means of success. And that scares the hell out of many WASPS.
Joe
I agree with Joe. I feel as if we as minorities really were forced to be more.As for the Obama statement, what he is doing should not have been an issue. No presidents should have had to have been doing this. All men were created equal. If the playing field were equal for whites and minorities, he would not have to give more money to the minorities. Everyone would have money. And very nice blog Ms. Nettie. Especially your layout. (:
ReplyDeleteI agree in some aspects that you mention Joe, but at the same time I completely disagree with the fact that blacks don't have the same access to success and white people do. I don't see how they don't. African American's can become just as successful as white people. There isn't anything that stops them from going to college or finding a job that they love. The government has even made it easier for blacks to go to Universities because they get to go to college cheaper than whites. Now I understand that some people are still racist and it is completely ridiculous that people still feel that way in today's world because we are equal, but I also believe that some,(NOT ALL) people look for racism even if it's not there.
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