Forty-seven years ago the Civil Rights Act was passed to end racial discrimination in America. And later the 24th Amendment on poll taxes, then the Voting Rights Act to allow every man to vote and not be discriminated against. Black Power, the Nation of Islam, and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference were just some of the groups that sought to end segregation and promote the African American race. Although these groups helped end it, it still exists in today's world and many studies have been conducted in the last couple of years to prove it. Many people around the world still judge based on color, a recent study showed that when a European American is having a conversation with an African American, they typically cross their arms or stand further back than they normally would. They don't do it intentionally, they don't try to offend the other person, they don't even realize that they are actually doing it. Implicit or automatic responses are mental associations so well ingrained in our minds that they function without awareness, control or intention. The reason this happens with some races other than white is that we are exposed to negative references from African Americans, and it also has to deal with America's history of racial discrimination. In recent years, they have also witnessed racial segregation on college campuses. they saw students of different racial backgrounds attending the same classes, but mostly socializing with the same race and having no diversity within their friend groups. This is called self-segregation, while some people see it as acceptable, since students are simply looking for others who understand their culture and have common beliefs. Others disagree......middle of paper......tter? We can change our implicit attitudes toward the African American group by exposing ourselves to influential African Americans, but people won't look at their photos every day. When Barack Obama ran for president and then became president of the United States, the results did not change, even though we were faced with an admired African American. George Wallace said while being inaugurated as governor “Segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever.” This is still true, but not in the sense he intended it. We continue to judge and make assumptions based on color and in some situations people self-segregate. We never know if it will ever truly be the same, as we cannot change what happened more than fifty years ago; but I think over time it will become less and less of a problem: it will still be present but not as distinct.