Transcript CHAPTER SIX - St. Bonaventure High School

Chapter Six
Justice and Racism
Racism
Q: What is racism?
A: The Church defines racism as awareness of the
biologically determined superiority of one’s own
race or ethnic group with respect to others.
Racism leads to
mistreatment of people
based on:
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race / ancestry
color
national origin
religion
Remember. . .
Racism can be person-to-person
or institutional
Institutional Racism
Q: What is it?
A: Racism that infects
every aspect of society
A: Racism that favors
the majority and
hindering the success of
the minority
Institutional Racism
Women & Members of
other minorities
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Affirmative Action
is the policy and
programs established to
correct the past
discrimination in
education and
employment
opportunities
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Racism Against Certain Groups
African Americans:
Slavery continued until the Emancipation
Proclamation in 1863 and the 13th Amendment
outlawing slavery
Segregation continued and blacks were treated as
second class citizens until the civil rights
movement in the 1950s and 1960s
In 1954, the Supreme Court decision of Brown
v. Board of Education of Topeka desegregated
schools
Racism Against Certain Groups
African Americans
Did you know that blacks:
*suffer more from violence
*are incarcerated disproportionately
*have shorter life spans
*lack educational opportunities
*have a large number of families
headed by single women
Also, keep in mind. . .
There still is a large income
gap between African
Americans and whites
Racism Against Certain Groups
Apartheid
Apartheid was a policy
of South Africa from
1948-1991 of strict
segregation, prejudice
and racial inequality
against blacks.
Racism Against Certain Groups
Hispanic Americans:
* Descended from Spanish-speaking people
and now represent a mix of cultures, national
groups, and races
* Predate English-speaking colonists in America and
helped discover the Americas.
* Comprise the largest minority group in the
United States (One of every eight residents
in the US is Latino
Racism Against Certain Groups
Hispanic Americans:
Chicano
braceros
barrios
Hispanic
Americans of
Mexican
ancestry
Manual
laborers
neighborhoods
Racism Against Certain Groups
Hispanic Americans:\
Did you Know. . .
* Hispanic Americans have a history of working low-paying jobs in
ranches, farms, mines and railroad
* Lost their jobs due to cheap labor of the braceros
*Children of migrant workers cannot get a decent education
* Many Hispanic Americans face immigration problems.
* Suffer from low wages, lack of health care and
decent education, unsafe and congested housing
Racism Against Certain Groups
Hispanic Americans:
Did you Know. . .
* Nearly 73% of Hispanics in the US are Catholic
* 64% of Catholic Hispanic Americans go to church
regularly
* American Catholic Bishops challenge parishes
to find ways to embrace Hispanic Catholics
Racism Against Certain Groups
Native Americans:
Did you Know that the Native American suffered because :
Once numbered from 4.5 to 10 million when Columbus
discovered American, by the end of the 19th century decreased
to a quarter of a million people
Diseases for which Native Americans had no immunities
Loss of cultural identity as Native American religion and
customs were stamped out
Vicious wars by the English
Destruction of the buffalo
Expansion of the railroad
Lands taken over by Anglos as they moved West
Racism Against Certain Groups
Housing
Education
Homelessness
Negative
Effects of
Reservations
Death rates
among youth
Unemployment
Poverty
Racism Against Certain Groups
Native Americans:
Did you Know. . .
Although the Church was
prejudice in the past trying
to Christianize Native
Americans, it has become
much more sensitive to
defending their rights
Being Inclusive
Things to Consider about Racism:
During Jesus’ ministry,
he included everyone
St. Paul encouraged
his converts to see
through the external
differences that
separate us
Being Inclusive
Racial Justice
Roots
prejudice
out of our
own lives
Appreciates
our
common
humanity
Celebrates
diversity
Supports efforts
to eradicate
discrimination
Empathizes
with others
Learns
from
others
Vocabulary
racism
affirmative action
institutional racism
apartheid
Chicano
braceros
barrios
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