1. Justice and Racism Chapter Six

2. When Night Ends Q: What does it mean? A: An old Jewish tale meaning it is still night when you can look on the face of any man or woman and it is your brother or sister. 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. When Night Ends *race *color *national origin *religion *place of origin *ancestry Racism leads to mistreatment of people based on: Racism can be person-to-person or institutional Remember...

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

5. Institutional Racism Affirmative Action is the policy and programs established to correct the past discrimination in education and employment opportunities Members of other minorities womenwomen blacksblacks

6. Racism Against Certain Groups African Americans: Slavery continued until the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and the 13 th 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. *suffer more from violence *are incarcerated disproportionately *have shorter life spans *lack educational opportunities *have a large number of families headed by single women Racism Against Certain Groups There still is a large income gap between African Americans and whites African Americans Did you know that blacks: Also, keep in mind...

8. Racism Against Certain Groups Racism against African Americans is, in part, a result of apartheid Apartheid was a policy of South Africa from 1948-1991 of strict segregation, prejudice and racial inequality against blacks. African Americans

9. Racism Against Certain Groups Hispanic Americans: *Descended from Spanish-speaking people and now represent a mix of cultures, national groups, and races *Predate English-speaking colonists in America and helped discover the Americas. *Comprise the largest minority group in the United States (One of every eight residents in the US is Latino

10. Racism Against Certain Groups Hispanic Americans of Mexican ancestry Chicano braceros Manual laborers barrios neighborhoods Hispanic Americans:

11. Racism Against Certain Groups * Hispanic Americans have a history of working low-paying jobs in ranches, farms, mines and railroad * have lost their jobs due to cheap labor of the braceros *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 Hispanic Americans: Did you Know...

12. *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 Racism Against Certain Groups Hispanic Americans: Did you Know...

13. Racism Against Certain Groups *Once numbered from 4.5 to 10 million when Columbus discovered American, by the end of the 19 th 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 Native Americans: Did you Know that the Native American suffered because :

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

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

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

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

18. Vocabulary racism affirmative action institutional racism apartheid Chicano braceros barrios encyclical