While there are plenty of people who point out obvious things that prove that racism still exists in America, and is arguably systemic and persistent in nature, it has to be noted, that the racism that is experienced today, is far less invasive than it was back in the day. Indeed, the trajectory of racism in this nation, is clear, which is that racism is on the decline and will not ever make a comeback within this country. So then, what should be fit for discussion is the reasons for the reduction of that racism.
The first reason for the reduction of racism in America comes forth from Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, so issued on January 1, 1863, which was subsequently soon followed by the critical Amendments of the 13th through the 15th, which thereby laid the foundation for those that were formerly enslaved to have the same rights as those that white people had, who previously were led to believe through the notorious Supreme Court decision, that blacks “… had no rights which the white man was bound to respect.”
The second reason why racism was reduced in America, is from the Executive Order signed by Harry Truman in 1948, which mandated that all people in the military must be treated equally, which subsequently led to the actual integration of the military. In consideration, that soldiers are considered to be a “band of brothers,” this basically meant that reluctantly or not, whites and blacks, were going to have to learn to trust each other, and to have each other’s back, because in any military affair, those that are joined at the hip as a fighting force are going to be a heck of a lot more effective, than those that are loggerheads with one another.
The third reason for the reduction in racism comes to us via the sporting world, in which the color line was broken by each of the major sports leagues, most notably, with Major League Baseball, and Jackie Robinson in 1947. The thing about sports fans is that they are not only territorial in rooting for the team that they support, but they also have a great desire as fans to see that their team win, and when their team has a black man, they are thus presented with a dilemma, which when answered correctly, reduces racism, because it isn’t consistent to root for your team which has black men on it, but hate them, off the field.
The fourth reason for the reduction in racism is the passage of the Civil Rights Laws in 1968, which in consideration that the Federal government cannot itself be seen as racist, signified that federal jobs would be fully integrated, and thereupon those formerly precluded from private enterprise jobs, because of their race, found that the federal government, was a fair sanctuary for them, providing them with secure jobs and good pay, regardless of their skin color, or religious faith.
So then, what we find is that when the government, of, for, and by the people, secures the rights of all the people, and that those that provide sporting entertainment, employ those that will give their team the best chance to win, racism is reduced, because a more integrated society, makes for a less racist one.