It was even deeper than just these laws. For example, the separate but equal was never equal. In schools they separated and the "colored" schools had way less funding, adequate books and supplies and the facilities were often way worse. there are still repercussions from the Jim crow times. I like to look at time as generations instead of years. My parents are the first generation have integration. I'm only 19. And even then, my mother told me that in elementary school, although the schools were integrated, she remembers the school separating classes by race so all the white kids were in separate classes. So, being as it was not that long ago, I think much of the older population still have those beliefs engrained into their minds even if they are trying to move past it. Habits are so hard to break.
@@megansstallion818 Ik it’s just dum bringing other people down if people help each other thrive they would have a faster rate of development and can achieve their goal for example if one group of people demands free iPhone and the other demands free food then they will have a slower rate of achieving those goals but if the entire group came together and demand to have a free iPhone then that idea would accelerate.
Many things haven't changed, just been given a different name. I.e., redlining and gerrymandering; massacres (they called them riots to blame blacks) in Tulsa and other cities; "sundown towns" that STILL EXIST in North AND South...
As an African American, it's refreshing to see this also to any foreign friends who are interested, in the midst of segregation, it was under the guise of "separate but equal." meaning separate facilities, such as bathrooms, water fountains and even schools but supposed to be equal in quality. However, the facilities for "coloreds" were often considerably less in quality than of the "white" facilities. But back to the video, I like how you all are aware that this isn't a "long time ago." like people often like to say, the end of segregation was only 58 years ago, I will never fully understand how my grandparents went through that dark period of history. Kudos
Or how no more than 10 year or less we could get kicked out of school or denied a job due to our natural hair etc. While the harsher issues have been dealt with the scars are still fresh and influence us today. I'm not one to complain about racism and stuff but there is an issue when your baby sister ask you why everyone thinks her hair is ugly until it's flat ironed. The community itself is still healing and letting go of the standards forced on us.
aaaa i’m so happy that they finally touched on the differences between racism and xenophobia. the last racism video felt kinda weird to me bc half of the video was just xenophobic things (which is still bad but having them cluster both things into one and making them seem like the same thing was weird to me)
They really aren't that different. You see xenophobia in groups with low levels of ethnic diversity, and straight racism where diversity is higher. They are both based on the same discriminatory ideas.
@@wsol80 you can be xenophobic to white people though, it's not that similar. With xenophobia, you're discriminating because where they come from / they don't come from your country, NOT because of their skin color. Huge difference.
@@nikki6340 If by "huge difference" you mean one is worse than the other, then your views are problematic. When you say "you can be xenophobic to white people though..." are you implying that would be ok?
i appreciated that they emphasized how these laws aren't from that long ago. one thing that some people try to say in the US when they're dismissing racism is these laws were "from so long ago," but they really weren't! and that's why people of color in the US still have to deal with the effects of these laws and the mentalities behind them
I hate when people say poc, just say black and stop lumping everybody else in. Cuz only black people use the race card and still say theyre oppressed and cant get out of poverty . Every other poc (especially asians) are majority middle class or higher.
@@Pyramanager Most poc deal with with the repercussions of slavery but at different scales.. also in a lot of cases (I’d need more context then this) black people have every right to use the race card since we are some of the most affected from slavery in America (with indigenous people). While slavery might be abolished that racist mindset from back then is still very much present and ingrained in the American system.
@@kenzie_845 No, not all poc deal with reprucussions of slavery in america, thats soley a black issue. Thats like saying concetration camps affected poc when its not. dont lump everybody together, different groups deal with their own things, even white people, especially the irish. No slavery is not ingrained in us system today. Segregation is alive and well though because of democrats pushing "progressive" policies. Such as you should only shop at x owned business', have x safe spaces and x only classrooms. When people say they use the race card, its because its used in a situation where its not justifiable. For Example Lori Lightfoot and Kamala Harris when criticized for their terrible work, they always say theyre being criticized only cuz theyre black women
@@Pyramanager I never said slavery was ingrained but it’s mindset, which is. While certain laws might have been abolished, the system is still the same that was used during slavery. Inequalities between white and black Americans still persist to this day in almost every aspect of society and the economy. I don’t know if you are here to push your political agenda that ‘democrats/republicans’ are evil but I really couldn’t care less. (S.N.: There’s nothing wrong with encouraging black owned businesses in a predominantly white space.) Not only black people use the race card, many POC do so I don’t understand the need/want of singling us out. A lot of people use the race card, and I’m not here to defend them since some use it for very stupid reasons and some actually have some truth to them.
Stop your lying. Black Americans can accomplish whatever they want. Tell me how Oprah (a black woman) is one of the richest women in America. Then we had obama as prezz. Who dominates the music industry? NBA AND NFL? How many have made it to the Olympics? I could go on. If America was such a systemically racist country why do poc from Nigeria or Africa make it here? Even yhey say that black Americans are more racist to them than white people. And before you say anything, I'm not white. I'm a Native American Indian. My people have been treated like trash by our government. You want someone to blame, then blame the rich politicians who don't care about you or me. But don't blame our whole country.
This is the only Korean Reaction Channel that doesn't only react to TikTok and Thirst Traps but also touches on serious topic such as racism. I love all the cast and the production team for the ideas they come up is educational at the same time entertain. Even though I'm not American but I can relate to this because every country will have racism like mine. Although I wouldn't say the level of racism from my country is anywhere close to what the African American has gone through, it's just that I know how they feel even the slightest
@@fmjjjjn7510 I like peach because it's light hearted a lot of the time. Theres plenty of other Korean channels that do serious videos, or at least a variety of videos (such as educating on menstrual products, etc), so having a couple that are nonsense is fine.
My grandmother was Korean. She was legally “colored”. My grandfather was Native Hawaiian-White. He was very dark-skinned, but legally “white”. They had many problems because of anti-miscegenation laws and segregation. Sometimes they’d be allowed in “white” places, sometimes not. Sometimes their marriage was recognized, sometimes not. This is why my family always told me to never be fooled by the “model minority” myth. They’ve lived on both sides of segregation, seen its inequity, and seen real-time how “model minorities” was developed as a tool to obscure the continuance of an arbitrary and unjust racial hierarchy because its architects can’t let go of slavery. Since so many Koreans consume American culture and visit/move to the U.S., I’m happy if more people learn about this part of American history to develop a broader perspective. It’s almost important because of South Korea’s new president and how he and many of his supporters used Trump/MAGA style rhetoric and ideology to describe their vision for Korea.
It's easier for foreigners even if they are black to play ostrich or be cheerleaders of the white majority. If not, they will be the ones thrown with the blacks to catch hell. Just as was done to some whites. Korea is just white America in yellow face. A quasi American colony and has inherited its pathologies when it comes to race relations. Why else u get same rhetoric when it comes to how "others" are viewed and treated. Chinese and Koreans seem more notorious. The irony is, japanese were like the nazis of East Asia. But foreigners have a better experience than the former pair abroad or in asia The darker u are the lesser your worth, even if Asian. Like u said, those immigrating ought to learn the history and how many things still exist but are repackaged. When white America turned on Asian Americans, they whined why black ppl not supporting them. As if we had amnesia. But were quick to scapegoat black ppl with stop Asian hate hashtag. Let things play out. In the next 2 decades, chips will fall where they need to. Those who willingly do whatever, will live it the consequences.
All Black people are legally Indians who were forced to take on colored and then Black! THERE IS NO COUNTRY CALLED BLACK AND WE DIDNT CONBON SLAVE SHIPS FROM AFRICA... TRY AND FIND 5 OF THOSE SHIPS?????? 🚢 🚢 🚢
Trump manipulates racists. He is racist in an elitist way(will use whoever even if he doesn't like them). He is more a dictator by heart and will chill in a music video with Kanye West😢.
One of the biggest criticisms I have about some react channels from Korea is that they only react to tik tok trends and thirst trap videos. It gets very boring and shallow after a while and it’s especially why I’m such a frequent viewer of OSSC. The diversity of the topics you guys go through is truly impressive and I really appreciate how your channel also aims to educate not only their reactors but, their viewers as well. Racism in America and other multi-cultural countries is still a huge problem we face and taking the time to learn about and understand the experiences of others who are different from you is the key to cultivating empathy and open-minds. I really enjoyed watching this and hearing the thoughts and opinions of those who really haven’t seen the type of racism and injustice common in America and other countries. I can’t wait until the next video!
Not everyone sits around obsessing about race and racism all day. It’s okay for people to have a light hearted fun reaction channel. People like you are so fucking weird.
"Racism in America...is still a huge problem..." ?!? If you believe that lie, then you probably won't understand this TRUTH: EVERY Jim Crow law in the United States was invented, under-girded and upheld by the DEMOCRATIC PARTY. The KKK were ALL Democrats. When Japanese Americans were put into interment camps during WW2 it was the Democrats in congress that voted for such, while most Republicans opposed it (along with the aforementioned segregation laws). When the current day "Progressive Democrats" call Republicans racists and fascists, and that racism is still a problem in America, you are being lied to. I don't consider myself a Republican (I'm a Independent Libertarian), although I vote that way most of the time (I didn't and couldn't vote for George W. Bush). I just know the History of this Country, and I know which Congressmen voted for what, after much studying on these issues. 🕊️ ✌️ 🕊️
Such a great video. They may be also interested to see the Asian-American and Black American solidarity that occurred during the civil rights era.. Obviously while different in a lot aspects, Asian Americans were also being discriminated against. I would be interested in their reaction to the whole "Yellow peril stands with black power." movement in the late 50s and into the 60s. Not the lightest subject to be sure, but an interesting part of history nonetheless.
Its scary how not even 30 years ago my parents and family were living under similar laws during Apartheid in South Africa. The depth that racism can reach is honestly scary
@@Pyramanager racism isn't a primal instinct. It's a socio political theory based on pseudo science created to justify and further British imperialism/colonialism. Racism is taught. It's not natural or intrinsic in people. Instincts have a purpose to help the individuals survival or humanity survival . Racism doesn't help us at all. Yes people to an extent have an us verses them mentality as in fear from strange potentially dangerous things but not from each other as human beings to the extent of what racism propagates (killing and extermination of other human beings because of some differences). Human beings are very social beings and curious fear of the different and new things is far less powerful then interest in new things. After all we are all of the human race and on top of that human beings always mixed across cultures and in top of that human beings (except for sub sahran Africans) mixed with even non homosapiens ie the neanderthals for example. Racism just exaggerated that fear of others and exploited that fear to justify the horrors that were committed during colonialism. There was nothing natural about that hatred only greed. BTW race isn't real at least not in biological terms there is no such thing as different human races. There is one human race and people of different ethnic groups. If there was something like different human races biologically that would humans as one race and then neanderthals as another human(oid) race. Also the theory of ethnicity is older then the race theory but it was rejected by those in power because it didn't support the imperialism/colonial agenda.
My grandma was going to high school during the time of integration around the early 1960s. She was one of the 10 black students who started going to Anniston High, an all-white school at the time. The city had the national guard and police department escorting them to school every day so they won't be harmed by white parents and students. Things are a lot better now but there are still many events of racial discrimination.
It would be nice to see you guys do this from the Korean perspective considering Korea still refuses to pass anti-discrimination laws, in 2022 places have signs/policies denying non-koreans service, mixed race soldiers were only allowed to serve in the military recently etc etc
unfortunatley they won't able to pass one any time soon either after their election result, at least for the next 5 years those problems are only going to get much worse and harder to fix. don't worry we have some of the same issues in australia to varing degrees or other unfortunately. truth be told i think this problem is much more common all over the world than people might realize.
@@bobjk3455 I agree that these are universal problems but people focus so much on America because they are able to speak openly about things like that despite the slow progress.. Places like Korea k guess are even slower to progress because of the lack of open dialogue, shame about the election though, you're right, it may make things even harder to change considering the younger generation voted for this person..
@@mumumumu3903 i couldn't belive that to be honest then again pleanty of people voted for own current goverment in australia which is of that same mindset so not really a supprise to be honest. in australia the diologue is there and open to a point so in someways we are making better progress than america but in others we a quite away behind, mostly because some of the dialogue is kind of opaque and not transperent, we have certain areas that still seem to be quite closed, plus we also have the missfortune of having a very monoplised press system that means a few powerful intrests control most of the media in australia which can limit the degree certain topics get discussed. no where near as bad in korea or other countries but still not very healthy. basically like if disney and apple owned 95% of the press is bascially where things stand in australia. in someways i also think that australia is backsliding lately which is very unforunate.
well the younger generation seemed rather split because it seems younger men voted for him as opposed to younger women who voted for the other guy in about equal rates. and he only won by a tiny amount which is intresting.
Kind of dumb, your main issue is "people focus so much on America". Sounds like you're only upset America is being subjected to conversations about racism.. if "what-aboutism" is your argument, your one of the issues holding back this "dialogue" you want.
I am old enough to actually remember segregation; white only Waiting Rooms, Water Fountains and a biggie segregated schools. I only attended 1 integrated school from first grade to 12th grade. I graduated from high school in 1965 in Florida. When I was in the US Air Force basic training (1966-1970) a group of us, black and white, were sitting, "shooting the breeze" when a black guy from NYC said " This is the first I have been around so many white guys, you guys are alright." None of us white guys said "Us too". A dirty little secret was no white high school would dare play a black school school in sports, they didn't want their butts kicked. Reason all the black athletes were in one school whereas the white athletes were scattered among multiple schools. True for both boys and girls. In Tampa, FL were I went to High School there was one black school and 5 white schools.
Thanks for sharing your experience. As someone born decades after Jim crow it's definitely eye opening hearing about history from people's experiences, not just from a school textbook which omits a lot of information and small details
the way in 1958 my grandmother was already a child by that time yet when black people talk about racism we’re accused of “just living in the past” and treated as tho everything happened thousands of years ago. we have family who grew up with these laws and to this day racism still exists in this country but again you’ll have people accusing us of wanting to be victims.
Mm hmm. My parents weren't in the U.S., but they were 18 when the American Civil Rights Movement ended. Their country had its own racial stuff happening at the time. I don't want to hear anything about "move on" or "it was so long ago" when, as you said, people's family members are still alive who endured that crap AND the people who fought for and supported those racist laws are still walking this earth.
How could people know some of these laws were made specifically with blk people in mind like the jail laws about forced labor as a crime and even having a jail system that built on these laws still exist even though we as a people know these laws were made for racism?!? It's like keeping all the laws Nazis made during their time and modern educated people don't care that they keep them?!? Insanity!!
And how they even treat native Americans when the last boarding schools were closed in the 90s and I know for a fact the lamanites placement program (took indian children with the sole purpose of forcing religion in hopes of turning their skin white ideology because they need to be saved cause they are cursed and that's why their skin is dark) ended in 96 but a lot of nasty stuff happened to those children.
It’s so important that y’all are covering these topics! I think another topic that would be good to address is the history of indigenous people in North America and their experience under colonialism with things like genocide, reservations, manifest destiny, residential schools etc. I haven’t seen this addressed much and it’s very very important
Absolutely! The first peoples here deserve to be heard. They are still fighting for rights but are ignored the most. This is not taking away from black Americans or Asian Americans. They also have been through hell.
The fact that the history of native Americans has been reduced to ✨thanksgiving✨ is truly sickening. The things that were done to the tribes gives me chills when I think about it, especially those devilish conversion schools.
you guys should review a lot of the racism toward east asian immigrants as time went on bc it surely existed here too. there were laws to prevent chinese immigrants from coming over due to racism. i think its interesting because although racism exists in other parts of the world, it is different in western countries. (i think) and i feel like a lot of foreigners dont know what the racism we talk about feels like until you step foot on western soil and integrate into western society.
That’s very true most people don’t know what systematic racism looks like and they don’t understand the long term effects it can have. Chinese exclusion laws, laws that allowed people to take native kids from the tribes and force the culture out of them, even things like not giving colored people their GI bill benefits after fighting wars. It’s sad and these things are not a distant long ago event it’s very recent and in the US currently there is still lots of segregation and blocking of rights. It’s so frustrating
Yes! I always wondered if Asians are even aware of Asian-American racism, they just don't usually understand what it's like to be a part of two different worlds, and they're also kinda actively contributing towards it unknowingly. I don't mean just as also "They look Chinese, that's why." because there's just also more to our issues. It's funny, I see channels never do an Asian v.s. Asian American videos properly. One did but it was just if the Korean-American liked Korea.
@@Yuunarichu im mexican and adding on to what you said, a lot of hispanic peoples are against each other bc theyre in the home country but what they dont understand is that once you step foot here on american soil, no matter what, if youre hispanic, americans will see you as mexican and degrade you. we are no different here. and i think thats the unique thing about western racism. suddenly its not about you being different its about...."Western" being superior. something you can never measure up to.
@@TanyaH97 Racism exists strongly within Mexico too towards the indigenous people. I’ve seen it myself while living there one summer. Most of my friends from Mexico are now getting to the point where they acknowledge it rather than pretend racism doesn’t exist there. I think that the mestizos often enjoy their privileges in Mexico then get a shock when their status is downgraded when they get to the USA.
The sad thing is that these laws are still kind of inside some US people. "Ghettos" are still a thing. Jails have become a low paid way to get shit done and with mostly black people inside. Black people are still viewed at the street as a threat even though they are just talking with each other or just walking. Most of these laws succeded to stick into peoples minds even though they are no longer used. Great video guys. Keep up the good work.
After the 13th Amendment ended slavery, the states' prison systems were used as a means of social and economic control of the African-American community. Since the authorities were all White, and the elections were controlled by wealthy White landowners, it was all too easy to manufacture criminal cases against Black workers. The all-White juries would convict, and the prisoners would spend their sentences on chain gangs or in the penitentiaries, which were just sprawling plantation work camps, rife with overwork and disease. Even the threat of being sent to Parchman or Angola (notorious state pens) would be enough to terrorize the Black workers into submission. Submission meant doing what you were told, as long as you were told to, and accepting whatever conditions and pay they felt like giving you. Over time, the "prison-industrial complex" contributed to the destruction of Black families and the internalization of racism in American culture. That is why, to this day, the law enforcement and prison systems are flash points in battles over systematic racism in the U.S.
Jeez america was/is a messed up place, I’m glad Europe isn’t like that. Even though there are horrible things happening in Europe at least they aren’t racially motivated
In addition to these examples, the Jim Crow laws included provisions that made it difficult for black citizens to register to vote. And in the rare cases when they actually did register, they were often intimidated not to vote. They did not serve on juries and did not run for public office -- for the same reasons. After the Civil War (1861-65), the white residents of the defeated Southern states saw the black citizens as a threat to their political power, so they effectively disenfranchised the black citizens. That meant there was nothing to prevent the intimidation, lynching and discrimination from being handed down, generation after generation. This only began to change in the 1950s, with the Civil rights movement, eventually supported by the federal government.
To this day, many White Americans are still intimidated by other races of people gaining too much political influence. Their real reason for fearing Mexicans (not even a race but an ethnicity) is not because they are "illegal immigrant cartels" smuggling drugs, because the majority of them aren't. They are really afraid of Mexicans dominating and making White people lose their political power. The USA stole half of Mexico, so they're really afraid of a Mexican takeover. They are afraid Mexico will do to them what they did to the rest of the world, forcing them to have to speak another language besides English and adapt to another culture that isn't their own.
Content like this is so important to help provide context for people outside of the country that really have only gotten to see African Americans the way that Hollywood, and the media have wanted us portrayed until relatively recently.
Great topic, I'm glad you did this one. Unfortunately in the U.S. a lot of history is still taught in a skewed way or kids aren't being taught about certain issues. Which could lead to us repeating mistakes and forgetting what freedoms people have struggled for.
loved this video, now the ossc cast knows more history on us racism than even a lot of americans do. honestly still is insane that the 13th amendment (slavery allowed as punishment of crime) is still around today and hasn't been changed at all
That's why there are private prisons. Prison labor is the main reason their created. Labor is one of the sentences they receive, while working for pennies on the dollar, so they can say they're not slaves. That's why they inprison people for minor offenses, have to keep that machine going. For example during covid in New York the prisons were making sanitizer for pennies and they were selling it for $5 to $10 a pop.
@@lia.isjusbetter ??? even in american schools there a lot of instances where they do not want to teach children the full truth of how racism looked like in the past, which is why op made that comment.
Honestly these laws still affect us and ppl still believe in them and we’re still feeling the after effects especially with the prison system and our communities
No thats just an excuse for peoples own failures. Nobody is telling black people to commit crimes. If every group can escape poverty without crime, blacks have no excuse.
@@felmargego2534 the prisons are full of mostly black men. The poorest communities are black. Yet blacks have had a huge advantage compared to asian and hispanic immigrants sincethey have family, knw the culture, language, geography, etc. Most asian and hispanic immigrants came to the US with nothing and yet are not in the poverty zone
@@Pyramanager that’s bc mfs treat black ppl like shit regardless of what they do they still get shit on and their culture they had to create on their own stolen from them. Ppl wonder why they a certain way and it’s bc of the way they are treated. Black ppl are still deemed as unprofessional and lesser than others here. And there are black immigrants too that also don’t live in proverty. So your points are invalid on that one. And from what I learned in America is that everyone seems to hate or dislike black ppl but want to take everything from them, like style, slang(AAVE) or even certain words like the n word. Especially when you know its a slur and ppl want to say when they are not black is crazy but when a black person want to do it back its a problem(not saying they would really want to, it was a example I’ve seen).
@@Pyramanager It's highly regional. Maybe true in more rural areas or some cities, but I guarantee you that it's damn near impossible to get out of the ghetto. Technically, any black person can because however rich they please, sure, but the effort required to do so varies HEAVILY by area. I don't believe that blanketing racism as a country-wide issue is accurate, but saying its effects don't exist is even less accurate.
It is so bizarre to me that in the States, an interracial couple went to jail in the same year that my sister was born, and only 3years before I was born. That is twisted! My hatred of racism knows no bounds.
The worst thing about these racial laws is that it effects today. Wealth in America is distributed so sparsely because of these laws. Just 60-70 years ago, there were these oppressive law which limit African/black Americans from gaining enough economic opportunities. When you think about it, their grandparents/parents experienced these race laws first hand
wealth is mostly new money so forget about racists like Ta naheesi coates who try that generational money nonsense.Would black americans heve made more money in Africa?Wise up.
@@baccaratpro9278 speaking pure nonsense just to undermine the struggles AA's have had. I am not african american, nor american but even i can see common sense that not having rich parents/ grandparents put you at a disadvantage
Absolutely. Every “black Wall Street”, or any prosperous black community was either burned to the ground or shut down in some way. So even when black people did manage to have a measure of success, it didn’t last for many of them, and we still deal with that in the housing market.
Up until about 10 years ago, Virginia still required you to indicate your race on your marriage certificate 😬 This is actually a great example of how just giving people some primary sources to read and talk about with each other is an interesting, effective, and concrete way for them to learn history. It was really cool to see the participants talking through what the laws meant, why they were created, what their effects were, etc. I was happy to see people come to important realizations on their own, like how after slavery ended, white supremacy didn't end, it just changed how it enacted itself on people, mainly through criminalization.
You should do a video on the real horrors that happened during slavery. I feel like it is so terrible that schools and other places cover up the events happening.
yes!!! even in america when it comes to talking about slavery they only briefly talk about it, some teachers even like to make it seem as if it wasn’t that bad.. it’s disgusting
@@girls4chuu I agree, theey should teach about slavery world wide not just america. when you compare slavery in america to the rest of the world, it wasnt nearly as bad. I never learned about how arabs enslaved white, asians, and blacks in school.
@@Pyramanager you’re under a lot of comments trying to take away what’s happening to black people and focusing it on others. You’re being extremely insensitive and trying to invade black spaces, ignoring our struggles bcs it wasn’t that bad according to you. Do you realize just how horrible you sound under many of these comments? You’re a horrible person.
@@Pyramanager and you much not know about how slavery really was to say it wasn’t that bad. You must not know the genuine horrors that my people went through and still go through to this day. Maybe you need to do some research and figure out what really happened during slavery, because I know what happened and I’ve been told first hand, from primary sources. I’ve been told the horrors of what happened when I was a little girl, and my heart still hurts, when I think about it. I’ve literally spoken to those RELATED to me and they told me just what they went through, but you people still have the audacity to tell us to get over it. No matter if you’re white, Asian, Latino, etc. you will NEVER understand.
this was really good i think, its definetly important to make that distinction b/w xenophobia and racism and like make it abundantly clear how deep racism actually runs
I’m really grateful that this was explored further, and it’s also important to understand that a lot of these laws persist but with different language and people’s attitudes still haven’t changed. Just because laws disappear or change doesn’t mean people’s opinions suddenly change. This is still happening on a wide scale and there are still people out there who believe that these laws should still exist. It’s important that we are all aware of this and I’m really glad the channel took this topic on!
This is the only popular reaction channel who acknowledges the history of Black Americans. You guys should include native history as well. The two groups always get looked over outside of their Trauma
It’s a shame what our ancestors had to endure. Amazing how petty some of these laws really were. And these are just a few of the laws that were on “the books”. Every aspect of “black life” was controlled for 100 years (1865-1965) after slavery ended! Also, there were so many unwritten rules & laws such as blacks having to step off the sidewalk to let white people pass, blacks not being able to look whites in the eye (your head always had to be hanging low in their presence), black men not being able to look at whites women for fear of getting lynched or tortured and burned alive or giving up your seat on the bus so a white person could sit down. All of this was done to keep blacks from prospering & to make them feel like they were less than human. While all they wanted was the freedoms promised to EVERY person in the U.S. Constitution. Most of these laws were abolished less than 60 years ago, but in the last few years it seems we have been going backwards not forward. Now these types of things can’t be taught in US schools for fear that white children will feel bad. A lot has change but it’s still the same. Welcome to America!
@@Neri-ka Some “red states” are enacting laws that say if you even talk about slavery (American history) in the classroom & white children feel bad about it, they can sue the school district. What about the black kids feelings? Why does black history have to be muzzled in order to not hurt the feelings of the majority group (whites). But this is America, I am not surprised. I love this country but I don’t love some of the hateful people that live in it. Politicians are using these things to pit races against each other so they can win elections. If your political party only caters to one race in a multi-racial country, you should never win an election for dog catcher yet along Congress & Presidency, but I digress.
It was nice to get a good perspective from the Professor/Pirate. Unfortunately, institutionalized racism still exists to this day. While slavery doesn't exist in its classic form, for profit prisons exist due to a disproportionate amount of ethnic and racial persons being apprehended for low level offenses. The war on drugs and racial profiling leads to a disparity in our prison system which still highlights the latent racism in our system.
its called affirmative action and diversity and inclusion policies which benefit mostly black people while discriminating against poorer whites and even asians
@@Sugieb I agree. White women have been the largest benefactors of affirmative action, not blacks. But losers like to use it as a way to justify their failures in life. Even if you’re a poor, uneducated white person, you have more advantages in America than educated black people. You’re more likely to be hired for a job, so the “blacks benefit from affirmative action bit” doesn’t hold true.
This is why I like this channel; they’re real. They talk about everything, share their opinions and learn with each filming. There’s fun times and sad times but the videos are always enjoyable
This was very nice to watch ,i like that you guys were interested in learning about this..there were some remote towns that still had slaves/sharecroppers even in the 1950s im not sure if they still exist
When will they read about racism in Korea? 🙃 Clubs and restaurants can still turn non-Korean people away only because they are not Korean. We can experience racism in Korea but there is absolutely no where to report the crime because it’s not against the law 🙃 Let’s talk about Korea for a change and show people the truth before they come here to study/work/live. Life here isn’t easy. I’m a foreigner married to a Korean and it’s HARD. Yeah there are AMAZING PEOPLE here. But there are people spit at us when we walk holding hands down the road, ask my husband how much it cost to marry an American, why wouldn’t he just marry a Korean to keep the race clean,etc.
South Africa only got independence in 1994, every place in the country had labels for White, black, Indian, coloured and the white areas were no go zone for us, black people experienced the worse of the racial division and to know that this was normal way of life just a few decades ago 😓
@@hermenegildoc3933 they could travel to other non white areas but white areas were off limits for us unless we had work permits which allowed us to enter those areas for the prescribed working hours and that is it!
I knew a bit about it apartheid but I didn’t really see the affects of it until I visited Johannesburg and Durban in 2019. A black man who owns a cafe in one of the airports came over and eventually told us he was the owner and not just an employee, but he usually didn’t tell people he owned the place because he knew he’d lose business. Blew my mind.
This channel always amazes me with their willingness to delve into deeper topics and not just jolly joyful content. No shade to the other Korean reaction channels but this one is #1 because of the content mix alone.
I'm a father of 2 interracial children and a grandfather to 4 interracial granddaughters, so the interracial marriage laws always interested me. Loving versus Virginia was the case in 1967 that finally allowed interracial marriage in the U.S. Richard and Mildred Loving had many troubles due to their marriage and children.
@@OctoPie-k7n yes, my oldest boy was born in 1992 of a relationship i had when i was too young. My middle child was adopted but is also interracial and born in 1996.
Can you guys do a video on the history of Black American music and how our music was stolen an given to white singers to look more "presentable?" I feel like a lot of non-black people don't know this. Also, how we were and still are discriminated against for our hair in professional settings in multiple countries?
@@alfi5739 unfortunately, there's not much that we can do about it unless we protest or come into positions of power. That would pretty much be impossible in a racially homogeneous country like Korea, for example.
It’s still going on, the racism against Hispanics, Latinos, and middle easterners is horrendous. And what’s worse the people actually pushing it are the ones claiming to help them. Just this year many colleges have started clumping Asians into the Caucasian category for college admissions to allow for more other minorities into high education. How is it right for groups to push portions of a group outside of society like that?
This might be a hard request but next time yall make a video on this topic, yall should bring in a Black (African) American to speak more about this. Since they would have more insight from living/growing in America.
@@kaysipettergreen3002 not really, nothing harsh about speaking about our history. We need to let people know what actually went on. We still have grandparents and great grandparents that are living that was alive and went through those times. We can speak about their lives and about ours as Black people who went through and is still going through it.
Wait why are you putting the parenthesis over African, I think if you’re talking about Africans then no, they haven’t experienced slavery and Jim Crow. If you’re talking about African Americans, then I think so make it more specific use ADOS(meaning American Descendants of Slavery)
@@Ammaliare_Ashyla lol wow youre uneducated as hell. Africans never experienced slavery? Where do you think african slavery started? Africans enslaved africans and sold them to arabs , americans, and europeans. Even today in many african countries, they still enslave each other based on tribe
Thanks for taking the effort to research this topic and for the video participants to learn about it. Yeah it's really crazy to think that these things were not really that long ago. There are lots and lots of people who experienced those things (like some of the 1920s-1950s laws) that are still alive today. Any American Millennial, that was basically our great grandparents who were adults then, and our grandparents who were kids at that time. It's really crazy to think about.
by far one of my favorite react channels bc they not only react to silly and entertaining stuff but also history and modern day issues. i’d love for them to react to movies like Ruby Bridges, The Color of Friendship, and even Freedom Writers. i grew up watching these even in school and it’s be interesting to see them react to even clips from those movies
Even though these laws were enacted over 150 years ago, there effects are still present to this day in the US. Racial profiling, being followed while shopping in stores, being falsely accused of crimes, being punished more harshly in both the school and prison systems as opposed to white people who commit similar offenses, redlining residential neighborhoods to keep POC from purchasing homes in these specific areas, the list just keeps going on. Even requiring identification for voting is a form of racial discrimination because it disproportionately affects those who are poor, live in rural areas, and excludes those First Nation people who live on reservations from participating in the election/political process of the country that stole their land and attempted the genocide of their people. One of the most ignorant things I have ever seen/heard is a person in the US of white, European descent, telling an African-American to "go back to Africa" or "go back to your own country;" as if they were not the descendents of people stolen from their own countries and forced into slavery in the US 🤦
Omg every time I hear that “go back to Africa” comment I’m like “I would if I even knew what country my people were from, dumbass” 💀 so much African ancestry was completely erased by slave owners.
how are voters id racist? If you're a citizen of the US, boom you have a voter id. Like, it's basically a driver's license. How the hell is that racist? Last I recall, only citizens of the US should be able to vote. And based on that, it seems the only people who would have a problem with this would be the people who aren't supposed to be voting in the first place.
@@pepperdayjackpac4521 no, being a citizen of the US does not mean "boom, you have an ID." A birth certificate and a social security card do not guarantee a photo ID. Steps have to be taken to obtain one and the process is not readily accessible to everyone. This includes POC, First Nation people, and disabled people, to name a few. Indigenous/First Nation people who live on reservations are very much citizens of this country, long before there was this country. However, they cannot vote in elections without having a physical address that is not on a reservation and a PO Box is not accepted. They are being denied the right to vote because they live on land that they were forced to migrate to after there ancestral land was stolen and their people subjected to racist policies and genocide. How is that not racist? Poverty disproportionately affects POC and identification costs money. Not just the fee to purchase one, but the cost of finding transportation to the DMV, missing work to wait to get an ID (not everyone drives), possibly having to find child care if the kids aren't old enough to be in school or they're home sick, or the school is closed for whatever reason. There has been little to no documented voter fraud and yet more and more laws are passed, especially in areas with a larger population of POC, to restrict access to the polls. Again, how is that not racist?
@@s.m.gonyea1453 If you are a citizen of the US, you have the right to vote. There is no law that takes away that right. If Native Americans on reservations weren't able to vote in the first place, then that's a different issue of its own. Not an issue of voter id. If you struggle to get to polling booths or whatever, then that's a personal problem. It's a personal problem if you don't have a car. It's a personal problem if you don't have enough money for gas. It's a personal problem if you miss work. It's a personal problem struggling to find child care. The government can't babysit everyone. I don't know about you, but the fee to purchase an ID is like 10 to 45 dollars or something, different for each state, but it's quite affordable even for people in poverty and worth it to buy. The purpose of voter ID is not racist. It's to make sure only citizens of the country get to vote. Other countries like Australia and the UK have voter IDs as well.
@@pepperdayjackpac4521 The concern is that the ID centers will be placed in areas that aren't particularly easy to visit. Things like walking 30 miles to a center versus just waltzing over in a few minutes, for example.
I am so glad that your channel touched on this subject. Education is the first step in wiping out ignorance and stereotypes about a marginalized group. This was excellent.
something about seeing people react to racism for the first time makes me really sad, because its so shocking but for us we're so used to it and its something we're used to experiencing. though we've made progress we still have a long way to go
I love that they covered this and seeing the genuine care and love for people. I just wish they expanded a little on all the ethnic cultures that got ripped away from systemic racism. Our loss of children, the loss of heritage and language, our own love skin and culture made illegal and condemned where generations passed. Passed on pain and hopeless rage...to this day, we fear the government
I love this channel! I already liked and subscribed for the funny reactions, but seeing you react to real life subjects like Black oppression and racism is amazing. It’s little steps like these that will continue to melt the ice ( hopefully )between Black and Asian people on a global scale. Side note: Minji’s pronunciation of South Carolina and Louisiana made me smile lol
Some people might be interested to learn about the White Australia policy (which the final policies from were only completely gone in THE 1970s if I recall correctly), which was Australia's systematic racism, particularly against Aboriginal Australians, Pacific Islanders and South East Asians. We had segregated pubs and whatnot, my grandad told me an anecdote of trying to get a beer with a mate (who was Aboriginal), and being turned away because they didn't serve Aboriginals. I'd really recommend people looking into the Stolen Generations in particular, in which the Australian government forcibly removed Aboriginal children from their families and treated them terribly (an understatement). The movie the Rabbit Proof Fence is an adaptation of a true story about the Stolen Generation and it's effects. I'm missing a lot of info, so please do look into it. But do know that the civil rights movement in America sparked a civil rights movement here in Australia
Amazing Video as always! I think they would really be intrigued in explore systemic racism against other people of color in the US in the past. Segregation was not just for African Americans, Native American children would attend only "Indian" schools in order to integrate them into American society, while also being told to reject their own culture. Japanese people were put in internet camps during WWII which caused huge issues after the war. (great TedEd on this) The very selective immigration polices (especially for Asian people) in the past explain a lot about the still prevalent stereotypes. Once again, keep up the great content. I always enjoy watching you guys!
My dad was one of the first students to integrate his middle school, in Houston ISD. He’s only 60 right now. He still remembers how they threw things at him and a few other students and called them slurs. Many of those ppl are still alive and voting on important matters that help shape our country’s sociopolitical climate.
Black people, Asian people, Indigenous people and Latinos (no matter what the race) have suffered so much because of white supremacy. It makes me so mad.
these laws were only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the reality black people faced during and after slavery. Many of the laws like the abolition of slavery weren't even enforced in many parts, so even though legally slavery was abolished there were still slaves. When society started to integrate many black people were lynched by mobs of white people who faced no repercussions, a very famous instance of this was the case of Emmit Till. At school black kids were met by mobs of angry white mothers and children who would protest at the idea of kids of different races going to school together, like for Ruby Bridges who at 6 years old was the first black child to attend an all white school. The threats and violence were so bad she and her mother had to be escorted by federal marshals to school. And this just covered black people not mentioning the other atrocities that happened and racist laws put in place for Asians, Native Americans, Latinos, and others though out history.
It was so much worse than this in reality as well. And it still happens covertly today. It was interesting to see and hear the interpretations and strong reactions. The gentleman and lady duo really saw into message behind the language quite quickly. Thank you for this.
Omg as a black woman watching this video made me cry. Thank you so much for making a meaningful video like this one. Until these days black people still dealing with discrimination, racism etc here in the US.
I hope you guys know that this stuff still exists. They aren’t allowed to openly say it but people will definitely still try to make you leave stores etc. in some cities
Korean-American here, I can attest that most White Americans in the US (even some of my closest friends) who are the beneficiaries of this unequal system, often lack the knowledge of this history and the motivation to even understand and discuss the topic of racism meaningfully. It can become really frustrating; I often feel like I don't actually live in a country that I can equally call "my country", even though I was born and raised here. Thank you for making this video, I think it is important to have this conversation globally. 한국계 미국인입니다. 미국의 대부분의 백인들은 이 역사를 모릅니다. 인종차별이 존재한다는 사실을 부정하는 사람들도 많아요. 저는 여기서 태어나고 자랐어도 개인적으로 당한 차별 때문에 가끔 '우리나라' 라는 말이 이상하게 느껴질 때가 많아요. 재 친구들 중에도 이 문제에 관심을 두지 않는분들이 있어요. 인종차별에 대해 배울 의욕이 없는 사람들이 너무 많은거갔습니다. 그렇기 때문에 미국에서 이렇게 의미 있는 대화를 나누는 것은 매우 어렵습니다. 이 영상을 찍어주셔서 감사해요. 전 세계적으로 이러한 중요한 대화를 나누는 것이 중요하다고 생각합니다.
It’s funny because a lot of times in this video they asked why.. why were these laws made… what were the reasons behind these laws?? But the answer was answered in the beginning of the video..institutionalize racism and hatred…although slavery was no longer legal, institutionalize racism became legal as a way to limit black people from ever surpassing whites… which is why it confuses me when people say black and white Americans have the same opportunities today, and it’s like no, that is not true because when white people were half way to the finish line we were just starting the race. America created a foundation which would cripple the advancement of black Americans. I appreciate it very much that these information are being taught to different races and cultures but this was just the tippy top of the iceberg
This was really nice to see but I think a part 2 is needed to truly show just how recently some of these laws were removed/changed. People in their 30's have parents this affected and grandparents. Grandparents late 1930's, parents late 50's and early 60's and me in the 80's.
I feel like starting at the 1930s and on would have been more impactful to understand how very little time has passed from then to now and how those ripple effects are still being felt in the present.
And although these major laws are no longer in effect, the affects of these laws still GREATLY harm black people and other groups today even though many people don't understand how
I love to see the effort being put into these videos covering racism but I really want more. There’s so much more to be told and to be shown. Please keep on making videos about racism against African Americans and African Americans achievements throughout the years.
And the crazy thing is that these laws aren’t even the worst part. Laws are one things and people following them and being lenient with them is something else
A lot of these things are still active today. The nation changed the laws to save face internationally and morally. 100-150 years is the lifespan of about 2-4 individuals if they lived well. Politically, 100-150 years is the rotation of somewhere between 10-20 individuals in higher up positions. It’s changed on paper but it’s still active in mannerisms, attitudes, etc… I’m very grateful that others can notice the wrong doings and pointlessness of it all. ❤
For segregation, in 1892 the highest judicial court in the US made the decision that racial segregation did not violate the constitution as long as the facilities for each race were “separate but equal”. They basically gave the entire country the permission to continue separating people by race as much as they wanted (as there were already laws in place since 1867) because they didn’t contradict what was written in the rights of US citizens and it wasn’t banned in the whole country until 1964. For interracial marriage, my grandmother is white and she was 8 years old when that couple went to jail. She was 17 when interracial marriage was legalized in 1967, but there was still a huge stigma around it. She was 17 when she met my grandfather, who was black and they had my dad about four years later in 1971 and got married when he was about 4 or 5 in 1975. Her entire family shunned her for marrying a black man and having a child with him and my great grandparents were very much racist (especially my grandma’s mother she hated my dad, my great grandfather loved him but it did not change his mind about black people at all). Mixed children were not common at the time and this was only 50 years ago. When a lot of these laws ended, the social stigma was still there for a long time afterward (and still is there in some places because that hatred is still being passed down). When schools were finally integrated, white people would pull their children out of school completely, not wanting their kids to interact with black children. Black children were berated, physically harmed (by both children and adults), and had to be escorted by military officials to and from school in the first few schools that integrated such as The Little Rock Nine and Ruby Bridges. The time spans between when those laws were created, when they were in effect, after they were abolished, and up to today was long, difficult, and ugly and it’s definitely much much better now than it was then but not all hatred has been diminished
I love this channel so much! you guys give me so much hope for the future. A lot of these laws were amended but they still exist today in other forms. For instance, the incarceration rate in the united states is larger than any other developed nation in the world. People or color are also incarcerated far more than white people. With that, prison laborers still only make a few cents per hour so it is still comparable to slavery.
Sort of weird how this channel can teach CRT while some of these same states mentioned that made these laws are trying to prohibit the teaching of CRT. Sort of makes you think about how “free” we are in the USA.
For anyone wondering about the second law, based on inflation rates, 10-100$ in 1865 is now worth 182-1820$. Edit: also the "slavery is illegal except as punishment for a crime" law *is still in place*
It is refreshing to see people understand discrimination/racism. They see the scope, that it wasn't that long ago, how it did effect people and how stupid it is.
It may be useful to show how segregated African Americans became wealthy & developed thriving communities such as Greenwood and Tulsa. The impact of this on the white community and how they destroyed those communities.
The kicker is, a lot of these laws, especially the ones around the Carolinas areas made laws stating only 2 "races" existed. White and Black. Forget the fact the "whites" were occupying Native "american" lands and the "blacks" were drug there as their slaves after it became too troublesome to keep enslaving Natives. Essentially, in the eyes of the law we (Natives) didn't exist, in our own homelands. Not to mention any other ethnicity in the vicinity from Asians to middle easterners etc. Even Italians were too dark skinned a lot of times to be considered white by their fellow Europeans-"americans" and they definitely weren't "black" so they were treated as lesser. You don't exist, you are denied everything, as well as fair treatment under the law. This video was really well done and the reactioners super insightful, I only wish segments such as these would quit ignoring that this is our homelands, Natives existed then and now. Throughout the "united states" laws and behaviours actually targetted Natives as well. These laws were even written in public spaces such as parks. Things like: "No dogs or 'indians' allowed". We had no section to sit or even a fountain to drink from when entering towns built in our own homelands.
I think the saddest thing is that racism isn't over. It just evolves from time to time to accommodate some of the changes in society. Because these principles and ways of thinking have been deeply embedded in people's minds to the point that's become second nature, and people rarely stop and question whether they are being racially discriminative or not when it comes to how they live their lives. Racism is not just about insulting people of other races with your words, calling them names, openly treating them differently and lesser than. It starts with your mind, your perspectives and then your actions.
I always get a little sad watching any of the videos on this channel when they talk about wanting to visit New York or anywhere in America because since covid 19 began there has been a huge spike in hate crimes against asain Americans
Yeah but then again it’s certain popular areas in new York. Like the big city. But hopefully newer generations will teach new generations to be kind to others! :)
I think they can also include the Asian Exclusion Acts and various judicial rulings banning the immigration of Asians (all Asians, East, South, Southeast & Middle Eastern) until the Civil rights Act in the 1960s. I think it'd give a more all rounded perspective about the US, especially from an Eastern perspective.
To add a little balance, I would have liked to see examples from England, South Africa, and India, all of which had racist laws at times too. There are probably examples with Japanese treatment of Koreans too, but they may not have been formalized into law.
My dads birth certificate says color he is 75 he had me at a old age dont blame him tbh. He told me he didn’t wanted to have kid in that timeframe and 97-99 he had 3 and said he wouldn’t do it any other way + my grandmother worked on a plantation . I ask them so many questions just to sit and listen to the stories they tell it shocking 💯💔
This video was very interesting. I love how you are spreading awareness to these people. I think it would be very interesting if you could also have a video about racism towards Native Americans or Asians in America.
im from florida and my highschool was a segregated school and there was a lynching in my town in the past but their is still racism there because i was called the nword while walking home one day. racism still exists.
Thank you. Thank you .THANK YOU! The abolishment of slavery was not long ago. In America we are told to get over it because it was a long time ago. We worked hard to get where we are, and we're still fighting. After slavery you had Black Codes and Jim Crow laws, lynchings, and church bombings. Black people are still going through racism. I'm glad someone is learning about black people. I am enjoying learning about the history and culture of Korea. The more we share, the more we respect and understand one another👍
