Racial Tensions And Treatment Of Blacks By Secondary And...

Brownell, Mixon, and MacLean all strive to present a straightforward explanation of how racial tensions led to the events discussed in their articles, and the impact in they presented in everyday southern society. All of these articles actively described the effects of racism, but also present a deeper understanding to the underlying causes from primary and secondary sources, directly contributed to the drastic changes, yet similarities still present in modern-day Atlanta. The evidence presented in each article all focus on one main topic, race dictating the restriction and treatment of blacks by secondary and primary sourcing. All events noted occurred throughout the early 20th century in Atlanta, and the causes directly correlate to†¦show more content†¦The social class ranking system was set in place by whites to bring divide among blacks. African Americans of high-ranking were seen as those whom lived in middle-class areas, and shared similar job titles as their white counterparts, while low-ranking African Americans were those whom lived in low-income neighborhoods, which were particularly seen as crime-infested and illiterate. Thus, the divide of African Americans began, higher-income blacks did not wish to displease their white counterparts, therefore kept silent about the inequalities and discrimination against the lower-income, hoping in return to maintain acceptance amongst whites. Consequently, their hopes were dashed, by engaging to the lower-class of their race in a controlling manner, and ideals clearly in place for the advancements of whites. The lower-income African Americans were not in compliance with these regulations, as a result, slander of African Americans ensued, collectively, in the media, causing uproar in the white community for the wives’ and children’s safety, and the violent slaughter of blacks in the streets of Downtown Atlanta. Both Mixon and Brownell presented similar sources of events prior, and during the riots from primary sources. The newspapers in Mixon’s