SeptAACC

SeptAACC

**__ ‘The Chinese Must Go!’ __** In this non-fiction passage, the great Chinese Massacre is described in minor detail of only a small amount of detail of discrimination against the Chinese race that lived in the United States. It is explained that even after an Exclusion Act was created to help stop the violence, the harshness towards the Chinese American people was so strong that the act could not stop the activities that occurred. These activities consisted of roaming through the streets of Chinese residents and forcing them out of their homes to be beaten and even killed. The passage gives some of the places of which this unfortunate event occurred such as Washington State, Los Angelos, Seattle, and Tacoma. The massacre started on October 24, 1871 and ended on September 21, 1888 when President Cleveland created a more restrictive Exclusion Act. In my opinion, I don’t think anyone can relate to this massacre. The events that went on during this time were so outrageous that no one should be able to agree or relate to it. This definitely reminds me of Hitler’s reign when he discriminated against Jewish people during the Holocaust. I didn’t quite enjoy this passage because of all of the lives that were lost all because people could not handle other people who were different. I think that the writer of the article did a pretty good job in leaving enough information to inform people. I do think that they could have made it more descriptive possibly just to show how violent this event was and to give reality to people who don’t really care about this event.

Jim Crow is Watching, Jon Bradley

A. This article talks about the separating but equal affiliations of the 1950s, where discrimination was rampant and it was unclear if, even after slavery ended, would African Americans truley recieve the same rights as whites. There were different ways the whites made the blacks closer to slavery without actually being considered that, in the sense that there were lack of rights. Poll taxes, literacy tests, and separation in socail standards not only drove the races apart, but taught the children of the generation a misunderstood perception of what was wrong and what was right. CC. In my opinion, when you have variated races feuding in every social opportunity imaginable, not only are you destroying the ability to co-exist, but you're also teaching the children of such a generation that this racism is accepted. This article is still highly relevant because there is always racism in our society today, whether it be about blacks or those of third world country, racism exists. Due to this lack of tolerance there will always be conflict and disagreement that uphold the social standards to which we live.

