Discrimination In Coates's Between The World And Me

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The Truth staring Americans in the face today is that racism still runs rampant in a country considered to be a melting pot of diversity. Regardless of the progress that has been made in respect to the acceptance of those of other races, racism is prevalent throughout the United States and leads to countless verbal and physical attacks annually. Ta-Nehisi Coates illustrates this Truth throughout his novel Between the World and Me as he recounts numerous occasions of racism against blacks. He first brings to light the deaths of Eric Garner, Renisha McBride, John Crawford, Tamir Rice, Marlene Pinnock, and Michael Brown. Each died as a result of police brutality and discrimination, and none received justice after their deaths. Additionally, none committed crimes warranting physical altercations with the police. He then gets more personal, discussing the death of a friend: Prince Jones. Jones was driving to see his fiancée and “...was killed yards from her home,” (77). The officer had only to claim that Jones, who had done nothing to the officer, attempted to run him over with a Jeep in order to walk free. In reality, Jones had been mistaken for a drug …show more content…
For instance, President Trump has called for a complete ban on all Muslims attempting to enter the United States, along with a wall along the border between the U.S. and Mexico. Many people shoot and kill those they deem to be unfit to live in this country and claim that they are not racist for doing so, while others verbally abuse people of certain ethnicities. Racism from the past continues today, as Japanese-Peruvian World War II internees, such as Art Shibayama, are still seeking justice for being taken from their homes as prisoners. People from a variety of races endure maltreatment, while those privileged enough to not endure it believe that hope can help them avoid acknowledging the
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