How prevelant is "Separate but Equal" in America?

Question

Where is the concept of "Separate but Equal" practiced in the United States and how is this effecting America?

Answer 1

I will set the bar high and say to you that the case can be made that Separate but Equal is Prevalent in America. Separate but equal exists in the media. The Black Press and Radio Stations report Black News. On NPR they air Native American News. In both examples what goes on in the minority communities is not reported in the mainstream press, unless it is crime or failure. Presidential Candidate Barack Obama is old news to the Black Press. "He came out of no where" to the white press. So what we hear is that he lacks experience from the white press, even though a rookie could hardly put together a national campaign that raises more money than anyone in the Presidential sweep stakes. This is not luck, this is a result of separate but equal news and reporting.

Look at the salaries between white women and white men who do the same exact job. It continues to be a disparity in the workplace. This is a shining example of Separate but Equal. Another area is to consider the anatomy of the preponderance of black athletes on winning teams in college football and basketball. These are very complete players who play at the highest levels of the game. However, only white colleges with black star players get national press. My alma mater The Ohio State University had a black quarterback become the best quarterback in school history. This opportunity would have never happened had he attended a historically black college. Look at some of the elite players from black colleges, Jerry Rice, Walter Payton and Daunte Culpepper to name a few, names you have heard, schools you have not; Rice; Mississippi Valley State, Culpepper Floridia International and Payton, Jackson State University. This is a by product of Separate but Equal.

Property tax in the United States of America aligns with the best public schools in America. The receipts from property tax is one issue, the efficiency from which those dollars are governed is another. The Unites States Supreme Court has ruled in the last 3 years that it is unconstitutional to use property tax as the guiding principle of who goes to what school district. This points to the funding formula being skewed towards predominantly white neighborhoods that benefit from this set up. The U.S. Congress and State Legislatures are in contempt of Court, but knowone goes to jail. This is Separate but Equal.

It is perceived that the United States of "America has one of the finest health systems in the world. Prestigious Universities like Harvard and Yale have performed studies on the health care of black men compared to their counterpart. In the studies they had the same insurance, same resources and anonomously went to the same hospital system; the methodology was powered as a double blinded study. They found that health care in America does not even go as far as equal for black men as is the case for white men, who have the same medical issues and no difference in resources. This too is Separate but Unequal. This is disparate treatement that is just separate and the record shows.

Finally, you will notice that Black History is a separate designation from American History even though it happened in America. So white children do not gain exposure to black history, it is ancillary to their education. Only the iconic figures get honorable mention, like Dr. Martin Luther King jr. Conversely, Tiger Woods is important to history. He has stumped the media and the golf world to say he is a black golfer. He is just, Tiger. A close friend of Woods, Michael Jordan literally impacted NASDQ on Wall Street when he retired and came out of retirement. Why? Because Ball Park Franks, Hanes Underware, Nike,"23 Jumpman" clothing and boxing promotions as well as the NBA itself all had stock in Michael Jordan's "MJ" patent. The white media shows the sensational athleticism of a premiere player, the black media told us his business acumen. The press you get on MJ questions his work ethic as an executive when all along he ran a multi-million dollar business as a star basketball player for the Chicago Bulls for more than a decade. His image is split into separate as an athlete, separate as a "green" business man. This pre occupation does not allow him to be both. He cannot be whole. Larry Bird and Scott Skiles can be whole. They can have the storied career and the business savy coupled with the mental dexterity to provide leadership in a suite and tie at the highest levels. I would say beyond a shadow of a doubt, Separate but Equal is prevalent in America.

Answer 2

Separate but Equal is practiced on many different levels in American. For one education is a big one. For example in New York City there is great disparity between schools depending upon district. In the districts that have the majority of children of color who also happen to be economically disadvantaged the schools get less money per child than do the schools that have more more affluent and predominantely white students in public schools. If you are allocating less funds per student in public schools that directly affects the kind of education received. If you don't have enough to have books for each child then some children will have to do without. Although the teachers are not at fault for this, children are the ones who ultimately pay for this.

If you have enough money or your children are smart enough you can by pass the public school system altogether and put them in Catholic or a college preperatory (indepent) school. The other important fact is that every year when the budget is done monies are taken away from education and then we wonder why as Americans we are not fairing as well as other countries in terms of what our children should know? So yes, there are instances of seperate but equal that still do exist in America.

Answer 3

Separate but Equal is not really practiced in any place that I'm aware of. However it is a dominate force in our nature and society.

What I mean is that as Americans we are all equal. Based off of our rights as a citizen of the United States we are equal.

BUT, we're all seperate from each other. There is always going to be something that will seperate me from everyone else.

It's normal for people to group or gather with people whom they have common interests, like or dislikes, and activities. But if someone does not share any common interest, like/dislike, activity, or anything at all, that it would cause that person to be seperated from that particular group. However, that person as an American is not below that group, just does not fit within the criteria of that group. Yet we are equal.

As long as you are declaring a land/nation/country to be FREE, then this concept of Separate but Equal will exist. No one anywhere is ever truly free of all rules, regulations, and restrictions.

Answer 4

detroit is the most racially segrated metro area in the country, and it works great. In 1967 they decided to torch the place, so the suburbs walled them off. We have prospered because of that , and now can extend that prosperity to them as well.