Although America has an image of acceptance of immigrants and diversity, there are limits. In its history are ingrained obvious traces of racism, outcasting, and treaty breaching. The most renowned is intrinsic within America since the 1860s and it commonly known as the KKK, an acronym for the Klu Klux Klan. The KKK is a group based on the idea on white supremacy. It puts pressure on other ethnic groups and was most commonly known for its lynchings of black citizens which happened from its establishment all the way until 1981. These hate crimes have been present throughout American history. The presence of the KKK still remind us how there is a presence of racism in America today.
Another point of American history that can be frowned upon for its irrational ethnicity-based suppression is the creation of Japanese-American internment camps that involved the relocation and incarceration of American citizens of Japanese ancestry against their rights. During the Second World War, where America was at war with Japan, the American government turned on their own people.
Of course, it is important not to forget that the creation of the nation of America was reliant on the breaching of treaties and the stealing of land from native Americans who originally owned the land that became America. It is also important to recognise that the U.S. government advocated the use of violence against native Americans in order to attain land. One example is the Indian Removal Act which was set by legistlators in 1830 to ethnically cleanse federal land of its original inhabitants.
So it is clear that underneath America's image is a hidden violence that is often overlooked, normalised, or even concealed from the eyes of the world, and even its own inhabitants.
Another point of American history that can be frowned upon for its irrational ethnicity-based suppression is the creation of Japanese-American internment camps that involved the relocation and incarceration of American citizens of Japanese ancestry against their rights. During the Second World War, where America was at war with Japan, the American government turned on their own people.
Of course, it is important not to forget that the creation of the nation of America was reliant on the breaching of treaties and the stealing of land from native Americans who originally owned the land that became America. It is also important to recognise that the U.S. government advocated the use of violence against native Americans in order to attain land. One example is the Indian Removal Act which was set by legistlators in 1830 to ethnically cleanse federal land of its original inhabitants.
So it is clear that underneath America's image is a hidden violence that is often overlooked, normalised, or even concealed from the eyes of the world, and even its own inhabitants.