Racism

Racism is the belief that characteristics and abilities can be attributed to people simply on the basis of their race and that some racial groups are superior to others. Throughout history the crimes concerning racism have lead to very dire and serious consequences. A good example is the Holocaust and the Nazi government policies of the Second World War. Even to this day many people wonder how an enter country could turn on a single ethnic group causing the massacre of countless innocent victims. A major root cause to the Holocaust was racism and discrimination. In addition, during the 1880’s Chinese immigrants of Canada struggled through the head tax, personal attacks and job discrimination because of racism. They risked their lives to help build Canada's railroad in the 1880s. But as soon as the work was done, Canada just wanted them gone. It was a difficult history for Chinese immigrants to Canada. Today, Chinese-Canadians are an integral part of Canada's multicultural society, and the struggles to overcome discrimination have not been forgotten.

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