Racialism: Abolished Or Still Practiced Based Upon The Book – "Just Mercy"

Racialism: Abolished Or Still Practiced Based Upon The Book – “ Just Mercy: The Story Of Justice And Redemption”

Shazia Yousuf, Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad

ABSTRACT

The book and the Movie “ just Mercy: a story of justice and redemption” by Brian Stevenson1 depicts the case of “Walter McMillian, an innocent black man who had a white girlfriend in Monroe County, Alabama, framed by the Sheriff, the District Attorney, and sentenced by a Jury for the murder of Ronda Morrison” in a dry cleaner’s shop. The book describes how racialism was practiced in the united states of America. Racism is an ideology resulting in discrimination based on their skin color, which negatively impacts individuals’ self-concepts, health and well-being, and life trajectories. Racism does not let the people in society live harmoniously and unitedly. It was a human tendency to believe that whites were superior, and they enslaved the dark skin people. This ideology resulted in slavery, where blacks were transported and enslaved by whites. However, slavery, as well as racism in now made illegal, but the question arises whether it is abolished or still practiced. As far as the observations and analysis made through various reports, it is estimated that around 14,500 – 17,500 people are still being human trafficked in the united states every year. Furthermore, many recent instances, like George Floyd being killed by a white police officer, further expanded the black lives matter movement, killing Dwayne Johnson, Jc Clarke, Eric Garner, etc., to prove that racism is still practiced. It is now mandatory to learn from the past, take a step forward, and create awareness in society about the ill effects of racism and the need to stop the evil before things go out of our hands.

Keywords: Racism, Non-Aborigines, Homicide, the lethality index.