writing Racial Segregation and Civil Rights

Jimena Longares Gómez A01368814

Daniela Gómez Hernández A01769104

AS FAST AS WORDS COULD FLY: Segregation

Racial segregation is the separation of people into racial or ethnic groups in society. This is a practice that has been executed since the beginning of time. Racial segregation has appeared in all parts of the world. In some countries, there has been occasional racial discrimination but not legal segregation. The civil rights movement was initiated in the 1950s and 1960's mainly because the African American citizens struggled to get their justice and equality.

Mexico is a country with a very rich culture, making each citizen a proud reflection of it. It's very obvious the segregation in our country just by looking at our map we can see the division of classes. Most cities that have been urbanized and the adaptation of new international cultures, due to this we can see the separation between the population. Mexico City, the capital of our country, is one of the most diverse cities, we can see areas in which the social comparison of economic classes is pretty obvious. In the South part of the country states like Guerrero, Oaxaca, and Chiapas have been left out of many developments that the government has done unlike the states located in the North and Center. 

This still happens because it has been practiced since many years ago. Although as history advanced the idea of racial superiority has decreased there are still people that believe this is an ideology.

We concluded that despite the years and the struggles that this movement has gone through against racial segregation, it is still very noticeable today. So we agree that somebody has to change and that somebody has to be the society in general. Because it doesn’t affect a certain group but it also affects all of us. What we came up with to help this problem, not only in Mexico but throughout the world, is to talk about the issue, make it noticed and explain why it is not right and why we need to stop doing it. Talk about why this is unfair and we (all) need this to stop, and not only speak about it in our homes but also schools. So with this, we can be educated, and change the future generations.