Generational Racism in America?

We hear it all the time, claims such as “my grandfather said” or “my dad told me”. The words that follow those phrases some times have to do with preconceived notions that those who came before us formed in a good way. Some times those preconceived notions are bad especially when the person speaking is carrying on a legacy of racism. Down through the ages racism has been an issue in almost every society. There is a misconception that the problem has its seed and its growth in America, however racism in its many forms can be traced all the way back to biblical times and the Canaanites. No matter what the society, no matter where the location is racism has been alive and well in some form.

Is generational racism still an issue in America though? The answer when considering the facts is a resounding yes. Although, many White Americans would like to feel racism doesn’t exist or that African Americans like to play the race card, and sometimes there are instances where one does play the race card but that is not always the case. The fact of the matter is that racism does, and unfortunately due to generational racism, will continue to exist in America.

To understand generational racism one has to define what exactly it is. The definition is simple, generational racism is racism ideals that have been and continue to be handed down through the generations. Sadly this is practiced even today. One only needs to look as far as the local newscast to see that the ideals of the “fathers” are definitely visited by the “sons”. In places such as Dufar a country the size of Texas on the African continent, generational racism can be seen. Many of those who are the cause of the upheaval in this small country that is costing millions of lives are simply carrying on the beliefs of their fathers and their fathers before them.