Racial Segregation in Politics

It was not so many years ago that there was a deeply seated notion that black people were
incapable of the thoughts needed to handle a political office. Not so many years ago,
black people were still considered slaves. Groups such as the Ku Klux Klan or KKK
were all the rage in the south, and the segregation issues were widespread across the
nation.
While the north has always been more accepting, it has turned that the south, while
deeply rooted in the traditions of the past, are starting to notice that black people are truly
real human beings. hey are capable of thoughts, ideas, and ideals about how to improve
the areas in which they live, as far as a white person is similarly capable of these traits.
!eople have shown a sway towards understanding the e"uality of people as human
beings, rather than being blinded by the mere irrelevancy of skin color.
While society overall still has much work to do in regards to racism and segregation of
any kind, there have been ma#or strides in the political arena, and this year even sees a
black presidential cadidate with a strong chance of success. No longer are black people
considered property, no longer are they forced to walk behind the white people in a
neighborhood, they are no longer forced to ride on the back of a bus, nor drink from a
separate fountain. $lack people are treated largely as e"ual to white people, in what is
becoming an increasingly more culturally diverse nation we live in.
It stands to note that many black people today are becoming the heads of ma#or
corporations% many black people are now earning salaries the same if not higher than
their white counterparts, rising to the top of their game at an e"ually fast rate. his is a
ma#or step in the right direction to reduce racism. &ther notable facts include the fact
that now% there are black people in offices of power across the country.
$lacks are starting to take their place as politicians, with offices in the 'enate, as well as
(ayor)s offices around the country. his is a ma#or step forward, and a sure sign that
with time the racial differences of the country can be overcome. While a solution to the
racial problems of this nation will not be overcome overnight, they are solvable.
he solutions come many times in the form of open minds. here are still sects of such
groups as the Ku Klux Klan operating in the deep southern states such as Georgia and
*labama, although they are significantly weaker than was the case +,,, -,, or even .,
years ago. hese groups and organi/ations help hold back progress in those areas, but
despite their attempts the blacks are making a name for themselves, and proving they are
as capable of political #obs as anyone else in the country.
With the improvements that have occurred in the last few years, it is even possible that in
this generation we can even look forward to seeing a black presidential candidate. While
we have had several candidates attempt at running, none have made it past the primary
elections, and onto the November elections. In the future, there will be a presidential
election in which there is a black person running on a party ticket. Will that be this year,
will it be in the next decade0
&nly time will tell, yet we as a society are much more accepting than we have ever been
in the past, which can only be a good thing. We are allowing ourselves to be dictated by
reasons of good, instead of living by the outdated ideas that skin color determines how
effective our nation)s leaders are. We have a long way to go, but progress is evident from
the 'enators and other political figures coming from more diverse ethnic backgrounds
and proving their capabilities alongside other ethnicities.
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