1. Justice and Racism

2. Q: What is racism? A: The Church defines racism as awareness of the biologically determined superiority of one’s own race or ethnic group with respect to others.

3. Racism can be person-to-person or institutional
Racism leads to mistreatment of people based on:
race
color
national origin
religion
place of origin
ancestry
Remember. . .
Racism can be person-to-person or institutional

4. Institutional Racism Q: What is it?
A: Racism that infects every aspect of society
A: Racism that favors the majority and hindering the success of the minority

5. Members of other minorities
Institutional Racism
Members of other minorities
Affirmative Action is the policy and programs established to correct the past discrimination in education and employment opportunities
b l a c k s
wo m e n

6. Racism Against Certain Groups
African Americans:
Slavery continued until the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and the 13th Amendment outlawing slavery
Segregation continued and blacks were treated as second class citizens until the civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s
In 1954, the Supreme Court decision of Brown
v. Board of Education of Topeka desegregated schools

7. Racism Against Certain Groups
African Americans
Did you know that blacks:
*suffer more from violence *are incarcerated disproportionately *have shorter life spans *lack educational opportunities *have a large number of families headed by single women
Also, keep in mind. . .
There still is a large income gap between African Americans and whites

8. Racism Against Certain Groups
African Americans
Racism against African Americans is, in part, a result of apartheid
Apartheid was a policy of South Africa from of strict segregation, prejudice and racial inequality against blacks.

9. Racism Against Certain Groups
Hispanic Americans:
Did you Know. . .
* Hispanic Americans have a history of working low-paying jobs in ranches, farms, mines and railroad
*Children of migrant workers cannot get a decent education
* many Hispanic Americans face immigration problems.
* Suffer from low wages, lack of health care and
decent education, unsafe and congested housing

10. Racism Against Certain Groups
Hispanic Americans:
Did you Know. . .
Nearly 73% of Hispanics in the US are Catholic
64% of Catholic Hispanic Americans go to church regularly
American Catholic Bishops challenge parishes
to find ways to embrace Hispanic Catholics

11. Racism Against Certain Groups
Native Americans:
Did you Know that the Native American suffered because :
Once numbered from 4.5 to 10 million when Columbus discovered American, by the end of the 19th century decreased to a quarter of a million people
Diseases that the Native Americans had no immunities
Loss of cultural identity as Native American religion and customs were stamped out
Vicious wars by the English
Destruction of the buffalo
Expansion of the railroad
Lands taken over by Anglos as they moved West

12. Racism Against Certain Groups
Housing
Homelessness
Negative Effects of Reservations
Education
Poverty
Death rates among youth
Unemployment

13. Racism Against Certain Groups
Native Americans:
Did you Know. . .
Although the Church was prejudice in the past trying to Christianize Native Americans, it has become more sensitive to defending their rights

14. Being Inclusive Things to Consider about Racism:
During Jesus’ ministry, he included everyone
St. Paul encouraged his converts to see
through the external differences that
separate us

15. Being Inclusive Racial Justice Celebrate diversity
Support efforts to eradicate discrimination
Root prejudice out of own lives
Empathize with others
Celebrate diversity
Learn from others
Appreciate our common humanity

16. Vocabulary racism affirmative action institutional racism Apartheid
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