Some people are unaware of the racial profiling that still exists in America, others don't care enough to talk about it. If it does not directly offend an individual, it is considered a nuisance to talk about it. Police bias and racial profiling are responsible for many false arrests, convictions, and deaths of African Americans. It is a difficult and unfortunate part of life that some groups of human beings have to face these so-called obstacles in their lives because they are a minority or because of the color of their skin. Racial profiling by police has been an ongoing problem that African Americans have faced for over 500 years. In this article I will discuss the history of racial prejudice and profiling as it relates to discriminatory acts by the police and justice system against African Americans in the United States. Most importantly, I will discuss how America can help make change and end the police racial profiling that still segregates this nation. There is ample evidence to show that prejudice still exists in America. All a person has to do is turn on the television, read the newspaper or Google the terms: racial prejudice, racial profiling or police discrimination. After all the hardships that African Americans endured during slavery, one would think that America would have learned from its past mistakes. Yet, there are those who believe they not only represent the law, but that they are above the law. We call them the police and the judicial system, those who in many cases use prejudice and discrimination to arrest and condemn African Americans not for their wrongdoings but for the color of their skin. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to free all “persons held as slaves (Lincoln, 1863)” in the country of America. This movement shows a significant step towards freedom. However, the Emancipation Proclamation did not free all slaves because it did not consider Southern slaves or slaves in the border states. However, it showed the world that the Civil War was being fought to end slavery. Finally, a couple of years later, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution passed by Congress on January 31, 1865 declared that “neither slavery nor involuntary servitude.
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