White Like Me

This movie and book called White Like Me, shows a different standpoint on how we view race and how some areas of race are overlooked. Many whites go through the day without being concerned about what will happen to them, or the major question "What is it like to be white?" As for me, I have never really thought of it, but I have also never thought of what is it like to be black, latino, or any other race. I recognize and respect people for their culture and their backgrounds but it has never been a factor in my life of who I choose to hangout with or anything like that. It was the same for many people who were interviewed in the video too.

David Duke a former KKK member, Nazi and Senate candidate tried showing the world how Affirmative Action was racist towards whites. When running for the Senate about 60 percent of the people who voted for him were white. He was a racist, which gave him a bias, but it also showed how we don't really think about when people are being racist towards whites.

America was built on the free and the white, which blacks were neither. They didn't have rights from the start and up until 1965 they couldn't even vote. The world is still adjusting to this newfound equality, which is very sad. This could be a reason why people are still stuck in the past because this law was passed while some people were alive.

We have come along way from where we started, we now have a black President which is incredible. Many people, of all races came together to celebrate this wonderful moment. Even with the triumph came some resilience. In Mississippi and Alabama, the only got 10 percent of the white vote. He still won, and then got re-elected.

Many people say that we should just be blind to color, but I don't really think that would solve anything. We need to acknowledge each others differences because that is what makes the world beautiful. We need to be more accepting of the people around us and not focus so much on looks, but what the person has seen with their own eyes. Lets stop focusing on looking, and start focusing on listening. That should be what we do. We should stop thinking about racial issues, and start focusing on INEQUALITY issues.



White Like Me

Klansville (KKK) USA

This video was shocking. Coming from Connecticut in a very liberal area, this was shocking to realize that North Carolina had the most Klan members out of anywhere. Going to school in NC, near Greensboro where the lunch counter sit-ins began is mind-blowing. Where I live is such a huge part of the Civil Rights Movement.

The leader of the KKK is called the Grand Dragon which everyone thought was hilarious. This group is hateful and horrible. They have their own mindset and ideas of how the world should be but what they forget is that everything they try to get rid of shows the beauty within the world.

Why they did everything was because they were afraid of losing power. The crazy white people wanted to be in charge and they were having to compete with the blacks which scared them. What I cannot grasp is how someone could teach another to hate someone because of what they look like. Racism is taught, you are not born hating another.

The best part about the New KKK was that they dress like idiots, and they got it from a movie called The Birth of a Nation. In this movie they wore the white hoods and the rebirth of the KKK took this aspect and used it.

The KKK was so popular that they would have cookouts and parties almost for the white people as an escape. They acted as block parties in a way, then they would speak and get donations. The KKK would have preachers come in and talk to give a religious reason of why blacks, jews and many other types of people should be hated.



They would use religion as a crutch to say why you should hate someone. Religion was not created for that.

On the opposing side, Martin Luther King Jr. would also use religion as to why slavery, segregation and hating people was wrong. This caused much debate on both sides. The March on Washington was a breaking point for the KKK. The March had so much support they had no strength compared to that. Whites, blacks, Jews, people of all shapes, color and size came together to hold hands and show they world that we were all humans. This was a proud moment for the CRM it is when they really started advancing and showed the world how much support their actually was.

This is a worth while watch, I learned a lot even learning about it in school for many years. It gives you a look on both sides and has a lot of information that has not been said.


Klansville USA Video

Moot Court – Board of Regents v. Bakke

This case was a very important in shaping the world of higher education. This case allowed for affirmative action to be upheld and for race to be a factor in the admission process. The main problem with this case, though, was there was specific quotas such as 16/100 seats were set aside for minority students.

What made this case very interesting was Allan Bakke, a former Marine officer, was in his mid 30's when he applied to the University of California , Davis Medicine School. He was denied acceptance both times. The case went all the way to the Supreme Court and Bakke was admitted into the Medical Program.

The arguments were strong on both sides of the court. Bakke had a 3.51 GPA and was a National Merit Scholar,  and when applied to the school he left with an interview score of 549/600 and 468/500. Bakke should have been admitted due to these scores with how many spots were left each year.

On California's side their argument was that they took all different types of minorities in their programs and didn't only focus on African Americans. In 1973, many of the Pre-Med students were in their 20's and not their 30's like Bakke. Many schools at this time also openly practiced age discrimination. This was very common at that time and was a factor of why Bakke wasn't accepted. The programs they had established were also used in considering economic consideration.

This case helped veterans get more jobs and education. This was also a backup for helping the cause of "diversity" of schools and letting race be a consideration.

The March

This movie was about The March on Washington in 1963, with Martin Luther King Jr. I have seen this speech many times, it is probably his most famous. I enjoyed this movie because it told a lot of background and gave you more information than the basics of The March. Also, Denzel Washington was the perfect voice for this movie. He told everything with such depth and pride.

I do look at the march differently than I did. I never realized the scale of importance this was. I also didn't realize how much of an impact college students our age had on the huge Civil Rights Movement itself. I loved how people were coming from all of the country on buses, car pooling, basically any way to get down there

I have a lot of respect for the people who participated in any single way during the Civil Rights Movement.


Overall, this movie was packed with information and real footage of MLK Jr. which was very cool to see. It is a good movie to show in class when discussing the Civil Rights Movement.

Would YOU View Art in the Nude?

Many artists are known to be very "weird" and different. There is nothing wrong with this. James Turrell, showing of his new exhibit "A Retrospective", which people are able to view in the nude.

Of course, you have to be 18 or older and it is after hours of the exhibit; but this filled up very quickly. Art is such an incredible source of expressing yourself, and many would say the body is a form of art.

The reason behind this all is because many people believe that viewing art should be done in this way and not beautifully dressed so everyone around them can see their art, which is their body.

Now, would you view art in the nude?

Art in the Nude

Gay Prince of India

Today in class we discussed gay marriage and the effects it will have on our country when it rises to the Supreme Court. This sparked me to go to CNN and see what types of articles there were out there.

I came across a video that involved an Indian Prince, Manvendra Singh Gohil, who was disowned from his family. He had married a woman, then not long after they got a divorce. He came out in 2006, and he had tried to make it easier for many other people to come out.

There is a ban on gay sex in India, and many people are discriminated against. He has a dream to be equal with everyone else, and where gay men can live in peace. Many people in India do not say if they are gay because they do not want to be discriminated against.

This saddens me so much because of how ignorant so many people can be. I grew up with the ideas of love is love, so I understand how some people are taught that gay marriage is wrong. But, in America, there is a separation between church and state, correct? So with that, religion is not even an option when it comes to this argument which so many people try to play because it is a "sin". Divorce is a sin, eating certain meats is a sin; and what so many people forget, is if they believe that God created us, then didn't God intend for someone to be gay or not?

Religion is so tricky when it comes to that and I could argue how it is not wrong for years, but I won't. I want people to open their minds and their hearts and realize that whether someone is gay, bisexual or heterosexual, everyone is a human being.

But, we should ALWAYS let love be love.


Video of Gay Prince CNN

Plessy v. Ferguson- What is Black?

Team Reagan explained how on June 7th 1892, Plessy bought a first class ticket, and he was able to buy this ticket and they set him up for this crime. Plessy did not sneak onto the train, the people who sold him this ticket knew that he was African-American. If the law was being applied to this man, then he shouldn't have had the ticket. Plessy is only 1/8th black and was arrested for sitting in the white section.


5 member Interstate Commerce Condition State Law null and void in light of commerce clause in Constitution that was passed in 1887.The law they passed has no constitutional power, because it is permanently and institution of commerce.

The trains were not equal of railcars, there was less seats, less comfortable and if everything is "Separate but Equal" then the railcars should look the same have the same commodities and same everything.

Plessy was also the only one arrested on train.

On the "Red, White and Better than You" team they said, Louisiana had  about 14% blacks, so under the 15th Amendment should have had a voice to vote. There was a "Separate Car Act" vote in 1890, so their voice could have been heard. The trains would be more dangerous if there were mixed races on the train because it could lead to violence. In 1890, there were over 150 people lynched in Louisiana.

Plessy knowingly defied the law, just as Rosa Parks did. This was a setup by many people because the ticket officer would not know the difference because his complexion was lighter.

A private rail company, under the Equal Protection Law and State Action Doctrine, has no reason to be involved in Federal Law.

The 14th Amendment doesn't extend to social matters, and not about fairness.


After hearing both sides of the argument, Team RWABTY had a better legal argument, BUT due to the setup of knowing that this man would get arrested and that is discrimination and he should not be penalized for it. Under the laws, YES Plessy was breaking them, but due to the situation and photos about the "Separate but Equal" and how it is a lie. If i was in court I would have to side with Ferguson because of the laws; but morally that is so wrong.

Then the question becomes, what is the black meaning under the law?