Racism still occurs today, it is not as bad as before, but is still very much present in today’s society. Chinese people are assumed to be smart, intelligent, short, and “yellow.” Having small eyes would have people automatically assuming you’re Chinese (or Asian). Young Black boys are assumed to be aggressive, dangerous and up to no good. This is an example of a stereotype Black people go through. They are assumed to be “dangerous.” White people are always assumed to be rich. Blonde girls are assumed to be dumb. Muslim people who grow beards are assumed to be terrorists only because of what happened during 9/11. These are some stereotypes of different groups of people.Today, racism rarely occurs in society but when it does, the person who took the action of saying or doing something racist is usually shamed by the community. Looking back on the history of the 1800s, overt racism was everywhere, and slavery was a major part of society. If the families were not happy with their slaves they were able to sell them. Harriet Tubman was a runaway slave who freed over 70 slaves with the Underground Railroad. Black people did not have equal rights as White people; this included the right to vote, schooling, employment, or the right to go to certain public places. Everything they did was limited and controlled. White people had much more freedom than Black people. Since Black people were captured over to Canada and turned into slaves, they did not make a good living. They worked all day and night cleaning and taking on commands their masters demanded them to do. They were not fed full meals because they were only fed left-over dinner from their masters.