User talk:TaylorJohnson/sandbox

- All of the links seem to be from the 1900's-2015, so I think it would be good if that would add more recent citations, given that racism is something that builds upon itself over time.

-I fell like the section for anti-racism was underrepresented, there was barely any information given and a lot has gone on for racist movements throughout the years. However, the other sections seemed to be relatively equal.

- The article seems to be represented from a neutral, fact based, scientific viewpoint. Opposing views are given but they are cited throughout the article as support to the topic.

- I think the article is relevant ad provides a good history and background on the issue of race.

- I noticed a BBC News article and a Huffington Post article which I feel are not entirely neutral. Given that they are not a journal or research based website or entry they can be framed in a way that they want their readers to interpret the topic.

- I picked various articles linked at the bottom of the page, and of the ones that I selected they were all still active and working.

TaylorJohnson (talk) 18:51, 31 January 2017 (UTC)Taylor Johnson

Segregation can also be geographical, as referenced in recent studies. . Segregation has been noted to be more noticeable in the south compared to the north which has been true over time for many years. TaylorJohnson (talk) 01:01, 2 February 2017 (UTC)Taylor Johnson

Before: Ethnicity and ethnic conflicts Further information: Ethnicity Debates over the origins of racism often suffer from a lack of clarity over the term. Many use the term "racism" to refer to more general phenomena, such as xenophobia and ethnocentrism, although scholars attempt to clearly distinguish those phenomena from racism as an ideology or from scientific racism, which has little to do with ordinary xenophobia. Others conflate recent forms of racism with earlier forms of ethnic and national conflict. In most cases, ethno-national conflict seems to owe itself to conflict over land and strategic resources. In some cases, ethnicity and nationalism were harnessed in order to rally combatants in wars between great religious empires (for example, the Muslim Turks and the Catholic Austro-Hungarians).

Picture showing Armenians killed during the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Notions of race and racism have often played central roles in ethnic conflicts. Throughout history, when an adversary is identified as "other" based on notions of race or ethnicity (in particular when "other" is construed to mean "inferior"), the means employed by the self-presumed "superior" party to appropriate territory, human chattel, or material wealth often have been more ruthless, more brutal, and less constrained by moral or ethical considerations. According to historian Daniel Richter, Pontiac's Rebellion saw the emergence on both sides of the conflict of "the novel idea that all Native people were 'Indians,' that all Euro-Americans were 'Whites,' and that all on one side must unite to destroy the other."[93] Basil Davidson states in his documentary, Africa: Different but Equal, that racism, in fact, only just recently surfaced—as late as the 19th century, due to the need for a justification for slavery in the Americas.

Historically, racism was a major driving force behind the Transatlantic slave trade.[94] It was also a major force behind racial segregation, especially in the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and South Africa under apartheid; 19th and 20th century racism in Western world is particularly well documented and constitutes a reference point in studies and discourses about racism.[95] Racism has played a role in genocides such as the Armenian genocide, and The Holocaust, and colonial projects like the European colonization of the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Indigenous peoples have been –and are– often subject to racist attitudes. Practices and ideologies of racism are condemned by the United Nations in the Declaration of Human Rights.[96]

After: Ethnicity and ethnic conflicts Further information: Ethnicity Debates over the origins of racism often suffer from a lack of clarity over the term. Many use "racism" to refer to more general phenomena, such as xenophobia and ethnocentrism. Although, scholars attempt to distinguish those from racism as an ideology or from scientific racism, which has little to do with ordinary xenophobia. Others conflate recent concepts of racism with earlier forms of ethnic and national conflict. In most cases, ethno-national conflict seems to owe itself to conflict over land and strategic resources. In some cases, ethnicity and nationalism were harnessed in order to rally combatants in wars between great religious empires (for example, the Muslim Turks and the Catholic Austro-Hungarians).

Picture showing Armenians killed during the Armenian Genocide of 1915. Notions of race and racism have often played central roles in ethnic conflicts. Throughout history, when an adversary is identified as "other" based on notions of race or ethnicity (in particular when "other" is construed to mean "inferior"), the means employed by the self-presumed "superior" party to appropriate territory, human chattel, or material wealth often have been more brutal and less constrained by moral or ethical considerations. According to historian Daniel Richter, Pontiac's Rebellion saw the emergence on both sides of the conflict of "the novel idea that all Native people were 'Indians,' that all Euro-Americans were 'Whites,' and that all on one side must unite to destroy the other."[93] Basil Davidson states in his documentary, Africa: Different but Equal, that racism just recently surfaced—as late as the 19th century, due to the need for a justification for slavery in the Americas.

Historically, racism was a major driving force behind the Transatlantic slave trade.[94] Also a force in racial segregation, especially in the United States during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and South Africa under apartheid; 19th and 20th century racism in Western world is particularly well documented and constitutes a reference point in studies and discourses about racism.[95] Racism has played a role in genocides, such as the Armenian genocide, The Holocaust, and colonial projects like the European colonization of the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Indigenous peoples have been, and continue to be, subject to racist attitudes. Practices and ideologies of racism are condemned by the United Nations in the Declaration of Human Rights.[96]

I made edits to the original text by fixing some noticeable grammar errors. I also changed some repetitive comments and awkward wording. I think that these edits are important because some of the errors and repetition in the text make the reading harder to understand, and cause the editors to seem less credible. It is important to make the points concise and well written in order for the reader to fully interpret the message. TaylorJohnson (talk) 19:48, 2 February 2017 (UTC)TaylorJohnson