Inequality in America
Unemployment by race
Incarceration rate way higher for hispanic and black people
Racial and ethnic health disparities between POC and whites Blacks, Latinos, Native Americans Black pop. higher in southeast Latinos- southwest
Asians- west coast - Whites- midwest Black Americans: Made up of african americans education and Income Traditionally bottom of education levels Tend to vote with democratic party Latinos- immigration, chicano movement Mexicans, puerto-ricans, cubans Towards bottom in education and income - cubans tend to have higher education and income Politically democratic (cubans tend to identify with republicans)- latinos less politically active Asian americans- immigration, moving to US Chinese, japanese, korean, indian, vietnamese Top of education levels
Politics- less consistency among asians; as generations stay in US they become
more republican
Beginings of Innequalty - Slavery Race came before US political system 1619- we saw foundations of slavery 1776- declaration of independence Indians first to be wildley enslaved- but died from disease and knew the land- slaves from africa became solution Africans perceived as heathens because they couldn't be christians To preserve slavery system, states codified into law what it meant to be black Began to see rules like One Drop Rule, and categorizing into racial groups Elizabeth Warren- claimed to be part native american, discussed politics of it
Marriage laws, anti-interracial laws until 1967
Jean Cramer- political candidate who thought interracial marriage should be illegal
Slavery Race was driving force of slavery Use of word "Master"- Seen through eyes of christianity Few cases of free black people- unable to integrate into society Economics of slavery Slaves seen as property Being a slaveholder was very profitable, with a 10% return minimum Birthing a Slave: different slaves had different responsibilities, women who could have House Negros vs Feild Negros Food brought from Africa Yams and sweet potatoes - Watermelon - Okra - Black eyed peas - Chitterlings, ham hocks, fat backs, pigs feet Slavery can form the Oppressed Forced to embrace christianity- common now for black ppl to be christian Singing as expression of democratic values, inspiration, information
Talking About Race- Introduction to Class New Minority: Latinos constitute the largest minority group Public Opinion Still a standard black politicians are being held that other non-black politicians Half of americans believed Trump was a racist Politicians are much more cautious about speaking on racial issues overtime
Role of Race Identification Racial Groups: a group of individuals who are identified by their physical manifestations such as skin color, hair, and facial features (white, black, asian- americans) Ethnic groups: a group of individuals who are identified by their cultural background Top down approach: majority defines minority group and who belongs to that group Assigns social significance to the group membership Bottom up approach: when group members define themselves what characteristics they share that sets them apart; develop sense of "we-ness" or "peoplehood" Hispanic: individuals from Spanish speaking origin or ancestry
Latino: any person of latin origin Race is used on federal forms..census Privacy Act Statement Hispanics: category add