African Americans in the United States

Racism in America Introduction The United States of America is the most powerful modern democratic republic in the world. It has its own ideology based on the principles of liberty, individualism, egalitarianism, and laissez-faire. As it is declared in the US Constitution, each person is equal before God and human law. Therefore, the United States is a country of equal opportunities for each citizen, irrespective of his or her ethnicity, religion, race, or gender. Nowadays, it is called as the observation of human rights in the civil society of the democratic country. At the same time, the American people are a nation of immigrants from the whole world. The former British colony was settled by persons from the UK and other European countries from the outset of colonization in the 17th century. As a rule, they were Christians but had different languages, customs, and traditions. However, colonists were united by a dream to have a plot of land for a future wealthy life in the New World. American exceptionalism, slav ery, and authoritarian regime were the main reasons for emerging racial problems in the United States. Nowadays, racial segregation still exists in America, turning into a specific policy of color-blind racism. In order to reveal this problem, it is necessary to consider racism in America from the very beginning of its emergence.