从黑人问题看美国民主的发展The Development of American Democracy in Terms of the Black [10]
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关键词:African American problemdemocracy developmentcivil rights黑人问题民主发展民权
up in America society. It aroused some whites’ worry about their position. They held that the equal opportunity in education and employment hurt their interests. Owing to the preferential policy to the minority group, the black children got the same marks with the white could attend a better school. From this point of view, the white parents are very dissatisfied with the preferential treatment shared by the minority groups. It is very satirical to say that they quote the famous Civil Rights Movement leader, Martin Luther King’s speech “I Have a Dream” to support their view. “I have a dream that my four children will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character, I have a dream today.” In their mind, the preferential policies to the minority group threatened the white children’s interests. Someone shouted that “The whites will become minority group”. So there is no need to hold the affirmative action any more. In fact, “the first and most defining characteristic of a minority group is inequality; that is, some pattern of disability and disadvantage.” (Healey, 14), so no group of people can threaten the white’s dominant position in America. Therefore, the Affirmative active action still has its necessity of exist. The problems are how to make the whites understand it, and how to make them understand each other.
Conclusion
After experiencing the Abolition Movement, the Civil War and the Civil Rights Movement, the African American’s position has been gradually admitted by the American white mainstream. It can be considered as a big stride in the development of American democracy. Though honored and celebrated, democracy remains an unfinished project in the United States, since de facto discrimination still exists in American society. De facto discrimination, which has been rooted in people’s mind, belongs to the cognitive aspect. It is difficult to eliminate such an invisible discrimination. If the American government does not take action to remove this hidden peril, much more social problems will arise. How to deal with the relationship between different races is still an external topic in front of American government of each term.
Democracy not only asks the widespread participation, but also requires peace, security and a happy co-existence between different people. There is no limit to the development of democracy. The high mobility of modern society makes the world becomes pluralistic, and America is still in such tendency. The perfect of democracy requires the tolerance of difference. The tolerance between the races of the America, which helps to create a future “colorblind” society, is a must. The African American problem shows that the American society becomes more tolerant, and it also proved the development of American Democracy.
Acknowledgements
I would like to take this opportunity to thank my tutor------Li Liqin, who offers me many academic and constructive advices on composing this paper. I am deeply grateful to Miss Li for her kindness; great help and a lot of good advice. Her encouragement and help are worthy of high acknowledgement.
At the same time, I would like to offer my sincere gratitude to those who have spent precious time in reading my thesis.
Bibliography
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[2] Healey, Joseph F. Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Class. London: Pine Forge Press, 1995.
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