Social Issue Analysis: Racism in America

Racism in America
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Racism in America
Racism is a term used to describe a societal system in which the domineering group of people, based on the concept of power, and inferiority, categorizes and ranks people into social groups called race and uses its power to devalue, allocate resources differently, and disempower the minority and inferior groups ( William et al., 2019). Historically, black people and the minority Hispanic community have been on the receiving end of racial injustice. Racial injustices include criminal justice, police brutality, unequal education opportunities, unequal healthcare benefits, and slavery. Ideally, black people have accused the government of unequal treatment and demanded equal rights. Movements were formed by organizations to advocate for black and minority individuals for the justice they ought to receive. Thus, this paper focuses on the National Association Advancement for Colored People ( NAACP) and its argument that racism is a systematic problem in the United States and individual's act of racism is a symptom of the larger problem. The paper seeks to affirm the argument as it is a valid syllogism.
However, assumptions are made that racism is not a problem in America and that racism is a systemic problem. In addition, people assume that individuals' acts of racism are a symptom of the larger problem. Further, a contradicting argument can be generated that racism is not a problem in America, that racism is not a systemic problem in America, and that racism is not a symptom of a larger problem. Finally, an invalid argument is that racism is a problem in America, racism is not a systemic problem, and that individual acts of racism are a symptom of the larger problem.
NAACP was established in 1909 to fight racial injustices and equal rights for African-Americans in the United States. Over the years, the organization successfully ended racial segregation and advocated for equal opportunities for all, and ended the civil war. Even though the fight against racism is personal and based on civilization, the recent occurrence of police brutality saw people worldwide protest and make statements such as Black Live Matter, All Live is important, and justice and respect for George Floyd. Additionally, the current president of the NAACP, Derrick Johnson, made a syllogist argument. In an article, he stated that racism is a systemic problem in the United States and that people's act of racism is a symptom of the larger problem ( Koppleman,2020). The argument is valid as Derrick is commenting on the assumption that racism is a problem in America, which is true. Also, the assumption that racism is a systemic problem is arguably valid. Notably, the assumption that an individual's act of racism is a symptom of the larger problem is valid. 
To portray his message, Derrick uses the history of racism in the United America States to convince his people and famous quotes and anti-racism protest. In addition, he reminds people of how awful people of color have been treated currently and in the past. For instance, he evoked feelings of anger and bitterness when Gorge Floyd was murdered and protested the on-streets of Washington. He argued the in...