Racism Is Not Cured Of It, And The Pursuit Of Happiness

President Obama said, â€Å"Racism, we are not cured of it, and it is not just a matter of it is not polite to say nigger in public. Society’s don’t overnight completely erase things that happened two to three hundred years’ prior.† (â€Å"Obama’s Candid Reflection†,2016). According to Shirley Better (2008) institutional racism denotes patterns, procedures, practices, and policies that operate within social institutions to consistently penalize, disadvantage, and exploit individuals who are members of the nonwhite racial/ethnic groups. It is a strategy made to maintain privilege and economic advantage. There is a basic injustice that exists in the United States, that overrides a basic right in this country to liberty, freedom and the pursuit of†¦show more content†¦For 189 years’ millions of African Americans became involuntary immigrants (Library of Congress, 2008). In 1619 20 African Americans arrived in Jamestown, Virginia on a Dutch vessel. The next slaves arrived in Amsterdam and then New York and by 1690 there were slaves in every colony (Tanner, 2016). Europeans, Africans and Americans were benefiting from the profitable trade of humans. It was never intended that African Americans would become citizens of the United States of America. So, when Thomas Jefferson dictated â€Å"All men are created equal† in 1776, it was to his surprise, as a slave owner himself, that this would include slaves as well (Historical Timeline, 2006). As politicians and business men were supporting and benefiting from the slave trade they were themselves fighting for independence from England (Historical Timeline, 2006). Yet they could not understand how it was righteous for slaves to fight for their independence as well (Historical Timeline, 2006). There were many trade routes to bring the African Americans to the United States and to Europe. Manufactured goods from Colonial America were taken to West Africa; slaves were carried to the Caribbean and Southern Colonies; and sugar, molasses, and other goods were returned to the home ports. Many of the ports were controlled by the English, Dutch, French, and Danish. The slave trade was flourishing in the 1700’s. WestShow MoreRelatedSources of Ethics20199 Words   |  81 Pagesthus religion, even in its rudest form, gave a sanction to the rules of morality, long before the age of artificial reasoning and philosophy. That the terrors of religion should thus enforce the natural sense of duty, was too much importance to the happiness of mankind for nature to leave it dependent upon the slowness and uncertainty of philosophical researches (emphasis added)†. Smith (p. 281) goes on to say, â€Å"The regard to the propriety of action, as well as to reputation; the regard toRead MoreManagement Course: Mba−10 General Management215330 Words   |  862 Pagesneed to increase organizational efï ¬ ciency and effectiveness has guided the evolution of management theory. †¢ Explain the principle of job specialization and division of labor, and tell why the study of person-task relationships is central to the pursuit of increased efï ¬ ciency. †¢ Identify the principles of administration and organization that underlie effective organizations. †¢ Trace the changes in theories about how managers should behave to motivate and control employees. †¢ Explain the contributions