Throughout history, black people have been treated as the poorest of all races. Although everyone under God should be treated equally, white people considered themselves to be the superior race. In 1619, a Dutch ship brought 20 slaves to America and it took almost 240 years for slavery to end in 1865 (Ronald, , para. 3). These helpless slaves were taken to America and put to work growing anything from cotton to tobacco. Slaves had absolutely no rights. They were simply the property of their “Massa”. Disrespecting a white man could result in the death of a black man and they simply accepted the facts. The South was most notorious for the treatment of slaves and slaves ran away. It was a big risk, but a slave who made it to a free state without getting caught had the chance to be free for once. However, if a slave were to flee, his description would appear in an advertisement in the newspaper and the consequences upon his return would not be happy. Under constant control, slaves struggled for centuries to hope for a day when they could be treated as equals rather than always being inferior to the white man. para. 44). This was a major problem in the South because southern slave owners were the most brutal. But some slaves found it difficult to be left alone and returned or were captured because of newspaper advertisements. Most of these runaways wanted to reunite with their families, but this proved almost impossible due to the slave trade at that time. The women were also unlikely to run away, as it would be the men who would try to escape to find their wives. The Underground Railroad was a series of loosely organized groups...... middle of paper ...... in which he discovered that not all white people are against black people. On February 21, 1965, three gunmen assassinated Malcolm X in Manhattan, New York (Biography of Malcolm X, 2001, para. 11). Conclusion Although we have come a long way in the black community, racial bias still exists. These prejudices run deep in America, where some white people still cling to the idea of ​​white supremacy. For example, the noose hung on a tree in which African American students sat. This happened at a university in Indiana, where there isn't much racial diversity due to the prejudice there. People across America recognize bias, but now more than ever, it is hidden because the majority of people are no longer racist or racist. Slavery is no longer a problem for black people; being fully accepted in predominantly white communities is.