The social roots of racism in America. 23 June 2015 On Monday, President Barack Obama used a podcast interview to argue that racism is in “the DNA” of Americans. In the course of his discussion with comedian Marc Maron, Obama declared, “The legacy of slavery, Jim Crow, discrimination in almost every institution of our lives, you know, that casts a long shadow, and that’s still part of our DNA that’s passed on.”
Obama’s use of the term “DNA,” even if intended as a somewhat poorly chosen metaphor, serves definite political purposes. It facilitates the attempt to present racism as essentially a biological phenomenon—a conception that, like all racialist thinking, is unscientific and reactionary. The president’s remarks coincide with an escalating campaign in the media to use last week’s tragic shooting in Charleston, South Carolina to filter every question of American society through the prism of race, outside of any social, economic or historical context.
Socialists reject these conceptions. Andre Damon. The Horrifying American Roots of Nazi Eugenics. Hitler and his henchmen victimized an entire continent and exterminated millions in his quest for a co-called "Master Race. " But the concept of a white, blond-haired, blue-eyed master Nordic race didn't originate with Hitler. The idea was created in the United States, and cultivated in California, decades before Hitler came to power. California eugenicists played an important, although little known, role in the American eugenics movement's campaign for ethnic cleansing. Eugenics was the racist pseudoscience determined to wipe away all human beings deemed "unfit," preserving only those who conformed to a Nordic stereotype. Elements of the philosophy were enshrined as national policy by forced sterilization and segregation laws, as well as marriage restrictions, enacted in twenty-seven states.
In 1909, California became the third state to adopt such laws. California was considered an epicenter of the American eugenics movement. How? Hitler studied American eugenics laws. Slavery in the United States. Jenny Bourne, Carleton College Slavery is fundamentally an economic phenomenon. Throughout history, slavery has existed where it has been economically worthwhile to those in power. The principal example in modern times is the U.S. South. Not long after Columbus set sail for the New World, the French and Spanish brought slaves with them on various expeditions.
Slavery in the North Colonial slavery had a slow start, particularly in the North. TABLE 1 Population of the Original Thirteen Colonies, selected years by type Source: Historical Statistics of the U.S. (1970), Franklin (1988). Slavery in the South Throughout colonial and antebellum history, U.S. slaves lived primarily in the South. TABLE 2 Population of the South 1790-1860 by type Source: Historical Statistics of the U.S. (1970).
Slave Ownership Patterns Despite their numbers, slaves typically comprised a minority of the local population. TABLE 3 Slaves as a Percent of the Total Population selected years, by Southern state Antebellum U.S. A Brief History Of Slavery -- New Internationalist. Slavery / HISTORY Origins Slavery began with civilization. For hunter-gatherers slaves would have been an unaffordable luxury – there wouldn’t have been enough food to go round. With the growth of cultivation, those defeated in warfare could be taken as slaves. Western slavery goes back 10,000 years to Mesopotamia, today’s Iraq, where a male slave was worth an orchard of date palms. Female slaves were called on for sexual services, gaining freedom only when their masters died.
Early abolitionists arose in the form of two Jewish sects, the Essenes and the Therapeutae, who abhorred slave-owning and tried buying slaves in order to free them. Greece The ancient Greeks preferred women and children as slaves for domestic work rather than rebellious men who were simply slaughtered. Rome The Roman Empire sprawled across the entire Mediterranean region and slave trading was big business.
The transatlantic trade The Portuguese inaugurated the Atlantic slave trade, soon to be joined by the Spanish. The History of Racism. QUESTION: The History of Racism – What is the state of race relations in 21st Century America? America has had a long history of racism. Racism has infiltrated every aspect of American society and shows no sign of decreasing. This fact is more easily understood if racism is viewed for what it really is at its core: an institutional ideology. It is a misunderstanding to equate racism with the evil-minded treatment of one individual to another.
Racism is more than just personal hatred. No, racism is allowed to subsist because it is fostered and maintained by institutions and government, however unwittingly. Even if individuals within groups or members of a corporate hierarchy determine that the practices of a particular institution are racist, those individuals would be hard pressed to bring about change. In those earlier days in the 20th century, the face of racism was largely black and white.
The 21st Century has brought about many attempted changes in society. What is your response? Racism in America. Slavery -- 18th Centry Slavery In North America. Terms of Service updated 12 August 2009 Welcome to 123HelpMe.com (the "Web Site"), which is produced by the "Company". This page states the Terms of Service (the "Terms" or the "TOS") under which this Web Site is available for use. Please read this page carefully. By accessing and using this Web Site you accept and agree to be bound, without limitation or qualification, by these Terms and any other terms and conditions that may apply. The Company may, at its sole discretion, modify or revise these Terms at any time by updating this posting. You are bound by any such modification or revision and should therefore visit this page periodically to review the Terms. By using the Web Site after we have made any modification or revision, you agree to be bound by the revised terms. 1.
As part of your use of the Web Site, you may be required to provide information about yourself, such as identification or contact details, as part of your continued use of the Services. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 10. Why Race Is Pseudo-Science. Recently several posts have played the "race" card and elicited all manner of responses, but at its root, the fundamental premise had not actually been examined. Is "race" a valid concept? I know that many people will immediately experience a knee-jerk reaction to the idea of discussing "race" as pseudo-scientific, because they either have a vested interest in advancing their own "race", or because they wish to use it as a lever against other "races". However, the premise is quite simple. If you can't actually define it in scientific terms, then it cannot be science. One argument often made is that "race" has a biological meaning because it is used in the same way "subspecies" is to describe other animals.
Human beings are formally classified as Homo sapiens sapiens, with all known subspecies being extinct. If the concept of race is to be scientific, then it would need to specifically identify the genetic criteria that is to be used for that differentiation. Show me the genes. RACE - The Power of an Illusion . Background Readings. Race and Gene Studies: What Differences Make a Difference? By Larry Adelman In 1851 the Louisiana physician Dr. Samuel Cartwright observed a behavior evident in African African Americans but absent in whites.
They tended to run away from slave plantations. Cartwright's "run-away" disease elicits derisive laughter today. Nonetheless, "discoveries" of racial difference resurface in the press with predictable regularity. That was the case recently with a report published in Science magazine (Dec. 20, 2002). Some were quick to interpret these results as evidence that old-fashioned notions of the "races of man" have been correct all along. Reports about such studies commonly fall prey to three confusions: they conflate DNA markers of ancestry with markers of race. The idea of biological race assumes traits come packaged together, even color-coded for our convenience, as anthropologist Jonathan Marks jokes. But the DNA sequences studied by Rosenberg and his colleagues are not genes. The Ugly, Fascinating History Of The Word 'Racism' : Code Switch.
Richard Henry Pratt was the first person the Oxford English Dictionary records using the word "racism," in a speech decrying it. But his own legacy on race is checkered. Library of Congress hide caption toggle caption Library of Congress Richard Henry Pratt was the first person the Oxford English Dictionary records using the word "racism," in a speech decrying it. But his own legacy on race is checkered. Library of Congress The Oxford English Dictionary's first recorded utterance of the word racism was by a man named Richard Henry Pratt in 1902. Segregating any class or race of people apart from the rest of the people kills the progress of the segregated people or makes their growth very slow. Although Pratt might have been the first person to inveigh against racism and its deleterious effects by name, he is much better-remembered for a very different coinage: Kill the Indian...save the man.
"A great general has said that the only good Indian is a dead one," Pratt said. John N. Racism – A history. Racism – A History was first broadcast on BBC Four in March 2007 to mark the bicentenary of the Slave Trade Act 1807 which abolished the slave trade in the British Empire. In a three-part documentary series, the history of racism over the last 500 years is examined in close detail, revealing some uncomfortable truths about how racist attitudes came into being and spread into popular opinion. Though slavery had, of course, existed for many centuries dating back to ancient civilisations, the concept of racism as we understand it today really only began with the enslavement of Africans in the sixteenth century.
Racism – A History reveals how it was actually the slave trade which promoted racism and not, as might easily be presumed, vice versa. Prior to this, skin colour was not in fact the defining factor in prevailing racial attitudes, as Dr. Racism – A History can be used in education and training to teach the history of racism with a licence from BBC Active. Is race a biological trait or a socially contructed trait? Give examples. | eNotes. Race is most definitely a socially constructed thing. There is, biologically speaking, no such thing as race. As the links below show, the idea of race has no real meaning in genetic terms. Instead, race is a socially constructed thing. We can see this in how we determine who, in the United States, is an African American and who is not. Take, for example, the picture of the three basketball players in this link.
In the US, we have typically constructed race in such a way that only people who are 100% white are seen as “white” while those who are 25% or less of some other race (African American, Asian) are seen as members of that race. It is also worth noting that races have changed over the years. 100 years ago, people who are now seen as white, such as Italians and Greeks, would not have been seen as white by many Americans. Race has no real meaning in biological terms. Lab1. SANS Institute: Information Security Resources. Information Security refers to the processes and methodologies which are designed and implemented to protect print, electronic, or any other form of confidential, private and sensitive information or data from unauthorized access, use, misuse, disclosure, destruction, modification, or disruption.
Wikipedia says, "Information security means protecting information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction. The terms information security, computer security and information assurance are frequently used interchangeably. These fields are interrelated and share the common goals of protecting the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information; however, there are some subtle differences between them. These differences lie primarily in the approach to the subject, the methodologies used, and the areas of concentration. Paid SANS Information Security Resources SEC401: Security Essentials Bootcamp Style Additional Resources. Infosecurity - the online magazine dedicated to the strategy and technique of information security.
Information Security - Business Information - Information Management. A holistic and business-oriented approach to managing information security, and a common language for information security and business management to talk about information protection. What if there was a model that would help security professionals address the complexity of security while encouraging a balance between protection and the business? There is. The Business Model for Information Security (BMIS) challenges conventional thinking and enables you to creatively re-evaluate your information security investment. The Business Model for Information Security, provides an in-depth explanation to a holistic business model which examines security issues from a systems perspective. Explore various media, including journal articles, webcasts and podcasts, to delve into the Business Model for Information Security and to learn more about how to have success in the IS field in today's market.
Do you face the following challenges? If so, you are not alone. Questions? Boosting Security for Employees’ Personal Information. BUworks’ new two-step log-in can be done via a smartphone app, an automated phone call, or a text message. Photo by Jackie Riccardi To protect against Internet scammers, BU is mandating a two-step authentication process for employees seeking online access to their direct deposit bank information and other data in BUworks. Faculty and student employees of the University must perform the two-step process beginning today. Other employees were enrolled in recent months. The process, using the online security tool Duo Security, requires employees to log in to BUworks through its Central Portal with their usernames and Kerberos passwords as in the past. Employees will be guided by prompts to sign up for Duo Security when they try to log in to BUworks.
BU has been working on the system in the months since phishers—Internet scammers who con victims for their passwords and private information—rerouted paychecks from several University employees’ bank accounts. Office of Information Security Shares 5 Tips to Safely Using Social Media | Newsroom | Georgia Southern University. Photo courtesy of fbi.gov October is National Cyber Awareness Month (NCSAM) and according to staysafeonline.org, NCASM was created as a collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure every American has the resources they need to stay safer and more secure online. The Georgia Southern University Information Security Office is celebrating this month by sharing cyber information and tips each week. Chief Information Security Officer Mike Wise says the Office of Information Security promotes a secure environment for the University to meet its mission of academic distinction in teaching, scholarships, research and service.
“Cyber Security is a constant factor in our lives. In honor of the observance, Wise shared 5 tips from SafeWise.com to safely using social media. Have a strong password - The stronger your password, the harder it is to guess. For more tips on how to safely use social media visit www.staysafeonline.org. Cloud Computing: Business Benefits With Security, Governance and Assurance Perspectives. Top Threats to Cloud Computing. Do your Cloud suppliers disclaim responsibility for security? Cloud Controls Matrix (CCM) Blog Archive » Book review: Securing the Cloud. Are Tape Backup systems obsolete? What is tape backup? - Definition from WhatIs.com.
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