What is racism?

What is racism? Racism is when someone of a certain race or colour does not like the other person or people that do not look like them, has a different colour skin, is of a different religion or has different hair or eye colour. I believe it started when different races of humans met each other long ago, when whites made blacks slaves, as they believed that blacks were not equal to the whites. Many people believe that white are racist to the black and other races but it can be the other way too. Racism is a crime and a persons personality, I believe these are both the causes of racism, It is just disgraceful attacking someone because they are of another race or religion, that is just not a good excuse. It is not peoples fault if they are a different colour, God made us the way we are so we should care for each other instead of arguing and fighting we should think of the ways that we are the same instead of how we are different. We are all humans that can control our action, we have emotions, and we should be responsible for our actions and behaviour towards others. Martin Luther King Jr was a black Christian who fought for the freedom of the blacks a long time ago when blacks were slaves and whites were very racist. On August 28th 1963, King stood up to 200,000 civil rights supporters. His speech was one to remember: "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up

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  • Level: GCSE
  • Subject: Religious Studies (Philosophy & Ethics)
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