Whitness in America

There in a very clear divide in society between blackness and whiteness. White people subconsciously divide themselves from black people. White people see black people in many cases as outsiders. They see them as inferior to white people. Coming from a white family, I see how white people often separate themselves from blacks. Older members of my family have a fear of black people. This fear of black people is the same thing that caused white flight. Americans subconsciously divides everyone. People are given the designation of “black” or “white” and assigned the stereotypes of each. Because white people make up most of our society, the view of the “average successful American” is of a white middle-class male.