US a colour blind country ?

According to you, has the US become a colour blind country ?

That the United-States became a colour blind country in its legislation is undeniable, that the American society is actually color blind is more questionable. To that extent, the events of Charlottesville can let us baffled by the American cultural progress when it comes to racism.

First and foremost, the United-States are indeed colour blind in its legislation, the bedrock for a genuine diverse society. The government carried out legal actions to tackle the discrimination of black men. Namely the Civil Rights Act of 1964 allowed America to ensure protection of Blacks from a legal standpoint, making it easier to access university and to have positive life prospects.

However, when it comes to economic situation and incomes, Blacks still lag behind Whites. In effect, the situation has worsen since the subprime turmoil of 2008. According to a study conducted by the Urban Institute, the subprime crisis affected more recent homeowners, mainly Blacks : the average wealth of Blacks fell by 23% while the Whites lost 1%. Therefore this shows how precarious is the wealth of Blacks, victims of a late social integration. Then we can ask ourselves has the late social integration impacts on a societal level ?

In sociological terms, the racial divide is fueled by society itself. As a matter of fact, America has been preserving doubtful cultural habits, ineluctably ascribed to the past that King fought. A Newsweek poll issued in July 2014 provides certain insight into the persistance of America’s stark social divide : when asked, vast majority — 80% of Whites and 89% of Blacks — agree that racial stereotypes still occurs in the United-States.

All in all, it entails future generations to overturn racial habits, through cultural means such as education. Speaking of which, an affirmative action based on socioeconomic criteria would make education more colour blind, and the United-States subsequently.