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Bates, Aryana. "Race and Racism." //Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered History in America//. Ed. Marc Stein. Vol. 3. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2004. 1-7. //Gale Virtual Reference Library//. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CCX3403600423&v=2.1&u=pl7053&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w
 * There was a report that said there was over 200 hate crimes after the events of 9/11.
 * Race defines human characteristic traits that distinguish who each and every person are.
 * Latina and Latinos are the largest minority group in this nation.
 * Many Native Americans were separated from there culture because of boarding schools.
 * White supremacy was defined as the extinction and the control of black people.

"Racism." //The Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology//. Ed. Bonnie Strickland. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2001. 534-535. //Gale Virtual Reference Library//. Web. 27 Oct. 2011. Document URL http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?&id=GALE%7CCX3406000534&v=2.1&u=pl7053&it=r&p=GPS&sw=w


 * Racism is described as people or members of one race believes that they have higher mental, physical, cultural, and moral advantage and or ability over another culture or race.
 * There is no scientific proof that proves racist claims.
 * Science rove that the differences between all races aren't very significant genetically.
 * Racism exist in all countries
 * The whole definition of racism changes to show the prejudice that all cultures and countries show.

"Racial and Ethnic Discrimination." //West's Encyclopedia of American Law//. Ed. Shirelle Phelps and Jeffrey Lehman. 2nd ed. Vol. 8. Detroit: Gale, 2005. 211-213. //Gale Virtual Reference Library//. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.
 * The USA accepted racial discrimination for over 70 years.
 * Discrimination was showed to the blacks when they were segregated from the whites in schools,transportation, and many other things and places.
 * Blacks and other minority groups were showed discrimination when they were not allowed to vote.
 * The thirteenth amendment was created and ended slavery.
 * Immigrants and blacks were still showed hatred when they were looking for jobs.

West, Elizabeth J. "Slavery." //American History Through Literature 1820-1870//. Ed. Janet Gabler-Hover and Robert Sattelmeyer. Vol. 3. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2006. 1092-1100. //Student Resources in Context//. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.


 * Slavery is the practice of forcing people to work without against their will.
 * slavery ended in the north by 1820 but the south still practiced it.
 * During slavery times slavery and blacks was considered the same thing.
 * slaves were often put on a market and sold.
 * The freedom, liberty, and inalienable rights that were promised were denied when it came to the slaves.

Zogby, James J. "The Civil Rights of Arab American Muslims Are Being Violated." //Islam in America//. Ed. Laura K. Egendorf. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2006. At Issue. //Opposing Viewpoints In Context//. Web. 27 Oct. 2011.


 * The FBI reported a 1600% increase in anti-Muslim hate crimes.
 * Due to the hate crimes towards Arab fewer started to come for medical attention, tourism, business and study.
 * Because of the terrorist attack of 9/11 it sparked thousands of hate crimes towards the Arabs.
 * Former president Bush spoke out to end hate crimes in the nation.
 * After the events 9/11 Arabs and Muslims were stereotyped in the media as terrorist heavily.

"Interesting Facts & Information: Tourism, Travel, Culture, Language, Business, People. » Blog Archive » Mexican American Discrimination." //Professional Translation Services | Interpreters | Intercultural Communication & Training//. Web. 31 Oct. 2011. .


 * During the 1940s the media portrayed the Mexicans as disloyal foreigners, murderers.
 * Mexicans were forced to build their own schools.
 * Mexicans were restricted to be jurors.
 * Due to the extinct of discrimination a lot if Mexicans lived together in their own areas.
 * As many as 5,000 American civilians attacked the Mexicans in their local areas.
 * Many Mexicans were killed in L.A because of the hatred towards them.
 * One if the main reasons the Mexicans were showed discrimination was because allot of them were illegal immigrants.

"Mass Media and Racism." //Yale University//. Web. 31 Oct. 2011. . > > > ==== ====
 * Research has says that most serious crimes homicide, rape, robbery, and assault in inner cities are committed by a very small proportion of African-American youth, some 8% by estimates.
 * It is now common for law officers to stop young black males and to harass them as a result of this stereotype.
 * Here the media also refused to search for the underlying cause behind the protest choosing instead only to depict African-American males engaged in violence and destruction.
 * Media have divided the working class and stereotyped young African-American males as gangsters or drug dealers.
 * The history of African-Americans is a centuries old struggle against oppression and discrimination.