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Stereotypes of an African American

Today’s society is so harsh on African Americans, they are subject to discrimination, and a wide range of stereotypes. Even though today the people say that African Americans and whites are treated as equals and have the same rights, there is still a large amount of stereotypes towards them. African Americans are looked down upon in many different ways, some being the weaker race, the criminal race, the violent race, and many more. A lot of the time people don’t necessarily mean to project these stereotypes on African Americans, it just happens, maybe because of media, or possibly because of the family they were brought up in. Ever since the 1960’s African Americans have been said to have the same rights as everyone else, which legally they do , but many times a single person, or even a business won’t give them the respect and rights they deserve.
There are many different stereotypes that African Americans are associated with. Some ...

Posted by: Geraint Watts

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