“I hope that people will finally come to realize that there is only one race, the human race and that we are all members of it.” (Margaret Atwood) From the beginning of United States history until today, racism has been a problem in the United States. Even if there have been emblematic struggles, it has not ceased to be something present in society. Racism has been very influential in society. For many years it determined whether a person could be part of a specific group. According to the Dictionary of Human Geography, “Any act that links tendencies, affinities, behaviors, or characteristics to an individual or community on the basis of innate, indelible, or physiological attributes, whether intentional or not, is an act of racism.” Racism, in fact, is a feeling of discrimination against the minorities that make up a country or society. These minorities are socially separated from the rest of the community due to historical, economic and political issues, which do not allow full integration of these minorities into society. “Racism includes not only prejudice, but any actions or features of social systems that uphold racial privilege, regardless of whether people intend this to be the result.” (Jake Kosek) In the United States, some of the groups that have been most affected by racism are African Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans, among others. As stated earlier, racism has been a major controversial issue in the United States of America. . Before the abolition of slavery in the country in the mid-20th century, racism was socially and even legally sanctioned in the country. The rights that were denied to people affected by racism such as African Americans, Native Americans, Latinos, and Asian Americans, among others, were enjoyed… center of paper… blamed white Americans for crimes committed against their black compatriots. According to Simon Cuthbert-Kerr, Malcolm many times began to think that white people were the enemy. Furthermore, the fact that he wanted blacks to fight against white Americans made him an emblem of what was happening to African Americans at that time. There have been numerous incidents of racism and discrimination against many groups in the United States throughout the world. the entire history of the United States. Although racism and discrimination ended in the country many years ago, several forms of discrimination still exist in this country. It seems that discrimination, prejudice and institutionalized discrimination are still present in the country. Racism today is not limited to people of color, but to other groups such as immigrants who are inevitably victims of discrimination.