why america has 2 kind of people? black and white. what is the history of america.?
490114
America has many more than "2 kinds" of people, as do the UK and most countries of the world.  The concept of the "melting pot" of society has been going on for many, many years and the influx of immigrants to all countries has increased as time has gone by and technology has increased.  For some people, it has been the prospect of freedoms not found in their own countries that has lured them to new shores, for others, just a sense of adventure.  But the histories of all countries are rich with the stories of their immigrants.  Pick one and start reading about it!
1160399
Hatred in the US is stupid and ignorant.  This long standing enmity between blacks and whites is totally uncalled for and is getting old now.  It is a extreme waste of energy to judge a person by his or her color.  A person does not choose whether he or she is born black or white.  Everyone should be treated as an individual and given proper respect and dignity.
1026056
Great question,\n      As an instructor on race and ethnicity at DePaul University, this question is asked all the time to me in my classes.   As you should know, American history is full of injustice, legal genocide, slavery, and many other horrid types of treatment of people.  In an attempt to make amens for such crimes against humanity, our government put many different programs into place, or insisted on an "affirmative action" to rectify these ills that have devastated entire generations of people. From this, came a societal change that fostered an environment that allowed for other cultures to express their interest's in the arts, sports, politics, music, etc.  \n    Just to let you know:\nThe NAACP is an organization created and supported by people of African decent, Jewish faith, and many other backgrounds. Though it was brought about to assist black people, white people helped make it happen.\n BET (Black Entertainment Television) is owned and operated by MTV networks. MTV is owned by AOL Time-Warner. AOL Time Warner is a white-owned corporation.\n\nWe cannot discuss this topic properly without first understanding that well over 90% of television programming is mainstream (predominantly white).   To conclude, no you are not a racist by being white. You WOULD be racist if you participated in racial bias, prejudice, or hate solely based on another individual's color or ethnicity.
642154
Oh God !!!\n\nDid you guys never took American History or what ???\nMost White Americans are from Europe, majority are English origin then Germans, Scott Irish, French and other small european country.\n\nBlack Americans came from continent of Africa,and some Americans are Asian Origin, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Pakistani etc (In small numbers)\n\nAnother Major group is American Indian or native Americans, they were belived to came to America thru Russia China and Indian boarder region during the Ice Age.
290007
because there are  a lot of races in the US. people come from all over the world to live and have a life here.
116805
Hmmmm, wasn't there a history in which Americans learned about the evil of communism? Or the evil of everybody who doesn't agree with the USA? Or about black's being inferior? It's the same everywhere.
862223
Personally I think about 1/2 of the U.S.'s population IS racist and about 1/2 or more of them are black.  I am white and i am not racist until i see someone talk about how good whites have it.  ITS NOT THAT GOOD BEING WHITE THESE DAYS.
769738
imperialism and fasism is wot makes america travel thousands of miles to kill other peoples kids and to wreck thier countries.thier history says a lot about them, only the germans and recently the serbs whom i respect where the only white countires they hve had wars with, the rest 95 per cent hve all been non white.
165866
can I answer if I not from America?:) \nfor most of the people America is a bussines country. everything is negociable, even the faith, even the friendship. \nand people who want to make money want to live in America. and when they go there, they try to find people from their country and live toghether. \nso, America is like a temptation for have a better life.\n\nand is not about hate, but fear. the fear of losing the family tradition, the things that are saint for you. because, when you have the freedom to do everything, you can lose everything.
539034
Think about America as a whole. Americans think that our country is the best , therefore, AmericaNS "are the best." \n\nALso a strange part of our culture is that we call all blacks African Americans even though they could be from other places like the Carribbean or Haiti. \n\nA lot of Americans are ignnorant. You just have to brush it off.
997222
Two Africans were kidnapped and brought to America as slaves, a man and a woman. The woman gets pregnant by the man. Would her baby not still be be African? Black people are African in race. We are American if we are born in America. The same goes for white people. You are not American just because you are white. You just happened to be born here. You may be Dutch, British, German or whatever. The only people of American ancestory is the Native American. What I want to know is why white people worry so much about what black people call themselves.
773424
You have to go back in time a little. Pre slavery days. Before there were any black people in North America. There were the Native Americans. We called them "red man" They called the invaders "pale face" "white man". But you have to remember. That the black man coined the term themselves. They didn't like being called Negro. So they insisted themselves that they were "black". There's your origin of the black man. The white man didn't give him that name. He did it to himself. \n.
856720
Funny, I thought about that too. Not only are there people of European descent in Africa but most north Africans (Berbers and Arabs) are classified as 'white' too. I wish we could get rid of all the racial labels and just be HUMAN. Also, some East Indian and Native Americans are as dark as or darker than 'black' people. Racial labels are stupid.
1038750
Americans are a mixture of most of the people of the world. We don't think of ourselves as a member of a small group, In Iraq the people don't think of themselves as simply Iraqis. They're all members of a tribe. The tribe comes first. Then they're divided by religion.\n    There in America some people are friends for years without knowing or careing which church the other goes to. In Iraq everyone knows who the Sunnis are, and everyone knows who the Shiites are.\n    Imagine what it was like in early America before the Europeans came. There were over three hundred different Indian tribes. Hatred and wars went on between tribes for lifetimes. If the natives of America were one tribe, all working and fighting as a unit, they would have been so powerful that all of Europe together couldn't have conquered them.\n   Unity means strength. Division means weakness.
786788
My USA citizen countrymen/women. The USA is a melting pot of many colors and nationalities. I hope all of us would defend each other against outside forces or entities. We should not allow other people to divide us by bringing up issues in the past that they use to stir up past ills. The past is and should remain there, in the past. Issues of today are issues of today. We all had our good and bad pasts, they are over with. Today we should look at each other as AMERICAN compatriots.
329571
I think America still lives in the 50s sometimes. I really do. A lot of people still think white should stay with whites and blacks should stay with blacks. You would be surprised at how many people since 9/11 think blacks are scum all over again. Its just what a taste requires. Gotta remember who your audience is for. Example, the show Boy Meets World.. Shawn dated Angelea and the reason it was okay to bring that into the show is because they were trying to show teens its okay to date other people with different skin colors. But adults might take it differently.
443360
the first person who thought of it. This is a great question and the answers are priceless....white people HA! Everyone creates their own black and white. It all starts with an idea! :)