1. RACISM

2. WHAT IS RACISM?
Racism involves the belief in racial differences,
which acts as a justification for non-equal
treatment (which some regard as "discrimination")
of members of that race.

3. capitalism = economic system
- private ownership of the
WHAT DO YOU KNOW
means of production, ABOUT RACISM?
-creation of goods or services for
profit or income,
-accumulation of capital,
-competitive markets, Racism is a product of capitalism. It grew out of
-voluntary exchange early capitalism’s use of slaves for the
plantations of the New World, it was
consolidated in order to justify western and
white domination of the rest of the world and it
flourishes today as a means of dividing the
working class between white and Muslim or
black, and native and immigrants or asylum
seekers.
The first clear evidence of racism occurred at
the end of the 16th century with the start of
the slave trade from Africa to Britain and to
America.

4. DO YOU KNOW SOME EXAMPLES OF
RACISM?
School Finance: Millions of African
American and Latino young people in the
Wealth Created During Slavery: From
United States1863 slave labor by African
the 1600’s to don’t get an education
equal to that of most whites, partlyamount
Americans created a tremendous
because thethe United States. This to
of wealth in urban schools they go
don’t have as much money aspeople.
wealth was all taken by white the schools
in the white suburbs. This the wealth that
When slavery was ended, is because the
country has decided that muchwas not
the former slaves had created of the
money for schools should come from local
shared with them. The effects of this
property taxes. because whites have been
continue today So in communities where
the houses and businesses aregeneration
able to pass wealth down from less
expensive, the schools don’t get enough
to generation through inheritance. In
money todiscrimination in jobs has
addition, provide a high quality
education.to limitis unfair. to wealth for
continued This access This is
institutional racism. If So white people as
many people of color. we financed
schools differently every student,
a whole are still wealthier today than
regardless of his or her "race", wealthgo to
people of color because of the could
a high quality school laborwas the equal of
whites took from the that of slaves.
the schools other students attend.

5. MICHAEL JACKSON
"They Don't Care About Us"

6. MICHAEL JACKSON
"They Don't Care About Us"
Tell me what has become of my life
I have a wife and two head
Skin head, me, hate me who love me
Beat dead children
I am the can never breakbrutality, now
Everybody gone bad me
You victim of police
Situation, aggravation
I'm tired ofme, thrill me
Will bein' the victim of hate
Everybody allegation me pride
You're rapin' mekill my
You can never off
In the suite, me, God's sake
Jew on the news
Oh, for sue me
I look toEverybody food its prophecy...
Everybody dog do me
heaven to fulfill
Bang bang,Set kikefree
Kick me, me me
shot dead
Everybody's gone mad me
Don't you black or white
Skin head, dead head
All IAll I wanna say is that
wanna say is gone bad
Everybody that
They don't really care speculation
They don't really care about us
Trepidation, about us
All IAll Everybody allegation
wanna saysay is that
I wanna is that
They don't really care on the us us
They don't really care about
In the suite, about news
Everybody dog food
Black male, black mail
Throw your brother in jail

7. MICHAEL JACKSON
"They Don't Care About Us"
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
Tell me what has become of my rights
Am I invisible because you ignore me?
Your proclamation promised me free liberty, now
I'm tired of bein' the victim of shame
They're throwing me in a class with a bad name
I can't believe this is the land from which I came
You know I really do hate to say it
The government don't wanna see
But if Roosevelt was livin'
He wouldn't let this be, no, no

8. MICHAEL JACKSON
"They Don't Care About Us"
Skin head, dead head
Everybody gone bad
Situation, speculation
Everybody litigation
Beat me, bash me
You can never trash me
Hit me, kick me
You can never get me
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
Some things in life they just don't wanna see
But if Martin Luther was livin'
He wouldn't let this be, no, no

9. MICHAEL JACKSON
Skin head, dead head "They Don't Care About Us"
Everybody gone bad
Situation, segregation
Everybody allegation
In the suite, on the news
Everybody dog food
Kick me, strike me
Don't you wrong or right me
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about
All I wanna say is that
they don't really care about
All I wanna say is that
They don't really care about us

10. VOCABULARY
TO SUE - a formal accusation against somebody
(often in a court of law)
TO FULFILL -The policy or practice of separating people o
different races, classes, or ethnic groups, as i
schools, housing, especially as a form of
discrimination.
sue
SPECULATION - institute legal proceedings against; file a
suit against
ALLEGATION - To bring to an end; complete
PROCLAMATION - Reasoning based on inconclusive
evidence; conjecture or supposition.
SEGREGATION - a formal public
statement

11. HOMEWORK
• Find conclusive information about
FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT and
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
Write an argumentative essay starting
from the following quote:
“
Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of r
” Abraham J. Heschel