Life in Babylon

Today we examine the true depths and dangers of systemic racism. From the first slave ship to arrive in America to now, we look at the hidden layers of oppression in today's society. This is the comprehensive guide to racism in America - so if you're interested, dive right in. We talk about the problems and a possible solution. I hope you you enjoy this episode of Life in Babylon.Links:Quotes/Main Ideas:https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2019/09/us-median-household-income-up-in-2018-from-2017.htmlhttps://www.statista.com/statistics/203295/median-income-of-black-households-in-the-us/https://www.census.gov/library/stories/2019/09/us-median-household-income-up-in-2018-from-2017.htmlhttps://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-african-slave-ship-arrives-jamestown-colonyhttps://www.history.com/news/slavery-profitable-southern-economyhttps://www.britannica.com/event/Industrial-Revolutionhttps://www.eisenhowerlibrary.gov/research/online-documents/civil-rights-act-1957#:~:text=In%201957%2C%20President%20Eisenhower%20sent,proposal%20for%20civil%20rights%20legislation.&text=The%20new%20act%20established%20the,with%20the%20right%20to%20votehttps://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/raceinc.htmlhttps://theconversation.com/exploiting-black-labor-after-the-abolition-of-slavery-72482https://prospect.org/civil-rights/government-created-housing-segregation.-government-can-end-it./https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cgc.asp#:~:text=In%20fall%202017%2C%20about%205.7,of%20Two%20or%20more%20races.https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cgc.asp#:~:text=In%20fall%202017%2C%20about%205.7,of%20Two%20or%20more%20races.https://www.britannica.com/topic/Police-Brutality-in-the-United-States-2064580/Antibrutality-campaignsGeneral Readings:https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/041515/what-history-corporations-america.asp#:~:text=The%20First%20Corporations,in%201813.https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1860/population/1860a-02.pdfhttps://www.history.com/topics/industrial-revolution/industrial-revolutionhttps://www.history.com/news/5-myths-about-slaveryhttps://www.history.com/news/transatlantic-slave-first-ships-detailshttps://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fourteenth-amendmenthttps://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fifteenth-amendmenthttps://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-codeshttps://www.brookings.edu/articles/black-progress-how-far-weve-come-and-how-far-we-have-to-go/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89051115https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/plessy-v-ferguson#:~:text=Plessy%20v.,%E2%80%9Cseparate%20but%20equal%E2%80%9D%20doctrine.https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/brown-v-board-of-education-of-topekahttps://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement#:~:text=The%20civil%20rights%20movement%20was%20an%20organized%20effort%20by%20black,laws%20to%20...read%20morehttps://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/raceinc.htmlhttps://www.cga.ct.gov/2003/olrdata/jud/rpt/2003-r-0333.htmhttps://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/money.htmlhttps://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/DetainingThePoor.pdfhttps://www.americanprogress.org/issues/race/reports/2018/06/05/451647/mass-incarceration-stress-black-infant-mortality/https://prospect.org/civil-rights/government-created-housing-segregation.-government-can-end-it./https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cgc.asp#:~:text=In%20fall%202017%2C%20about%205.7,of%20Two%20or%20more%20races.