Topic > Theme of Oppression in America - 1188

Although many Americans may argue that oppression is no longer a problem in America, oppression is still a prevalent problem in America and has just changed in many forms. In the early years, as documented by course readings, oppression was a very clear and prevalent thing towards the races as a whole. Oppression was seen in the invasion of Native Americans' homelands, forcing them to flee from them and forcing their culture out of their lifestyles. This oppression has even been seen to the point where races as a whole have been displaced and forced to work for little to no pay for someone else, all because of their race. Oppression has simply changed from general, far-reaching oppressive actions carried out on an entire race to more subtle and less frequent forms. Another way in which the topic of oppression has changed is by the population or culture it targets. Oppression in America was originally only due to someone's race or color, but has now extended to one's beliefs and/or actions. On the other hand, historical oppression is still somewhat similar to today's oppression. For example, oppression is oppression in others