Anti-Racism Movement

INTRODUCTION

Throughout our world's history, anti-racism movements have played a large role in identifying and confronting the issues of racism in society. Such groups are as follows: The National Council of La Raza (est. 1973), The Black Power Movement of the 1960's, The Apartheid Era in South Africa (focusing on the Sowetu uprising of 1976 and the Sharpeville Massacre of 1960), and the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. The National Council of La Raza was established to improve the lives of hispanics living in the United States. The Chinese Exclusion, which barred Chinese immigration into the United States, flared a wave of racism towards Chinese immigrants in America. As a result, organizations such as the OCA were created to help promote equal rights for the Chinese population living in the United States. The goal of the Black Power Movement was to empower African-Americans while eliminating White superiority. This movement was due to the government ignoring the needs of African-Americans as well as oppressing them economically, politically and socially. This was a time for African-Americans to gain self-awareness and pride amongst themselves. The Apartheid government in South Africa during the 1960's oppressed blacks by not only segregating them from whites,excluding them from the workforce, thus keeping them from economic prosperity but also by placing language barriers on them in education systems. Black students in Sowetu (South West Township) were against the 'Afrikaans in schools only' and decided to take action by organizing a land wide strike. The strike caused the death of many black students in South Africa but played a significant role in eliminating apartheid in South Africa completely in 1994. This webpage aims to explore a few of these movements that have helped shaped the contemporary social and economic status of these minority groups.

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