History Repeating in our Face

 

 

Fires of Hatred, becomes more of a reality and detailed book the more we go into different chapters. Serbians and the Bosnian Muslim were going through so much during the time that killing each other was the main purpose for both races. Ethnic cleansing really went into part during the Yugoslavian time frame; the fact that raping woman was used to control most women was so harsh and not understanding. Another interesting fact that caught my attention was how the Germans were removed from their homes into the ghetto. If you notice what happened to the Germans during this time is exactly what’s going on in today society. We see African Americans being removed from their neighborhoods and home because the Caucasian and Hispanics are taking over the areas and as African Americans there isn’t much that can be done. Germans had the same issue going on and realized there was nothing that could be done during that time. I reflect this issue on everything that is happening today and the results of what needs to be changed. Slavery was a really big conflict and was more targets towards African Americans but it also showed other race the strength we had as one to be able to survive through most the similar events the Germans went through. Serbian main focus was to remove all Germans regardless of it was through death or just making them suffer and become slaves.

             This chapter reflects back on a neighborhood I’m very familiar with in Chicago, “Altgeld Gardens” this neighborhood is known as the ghetto for most of Chicago area. I can remember going back and forth to school and realizing the hatred that was towards one another in this complex. Even though it was majority blacks living there it never stopped each other from hating one another and trying to get rid of each other. I noticed gangs were affiliated with in this neighborhood and those were the ones trying to destroy each other. There would be gun violence, fights, and even arguments that made elder people remove there self from the neighborhood or try to end the violence. As years went by you noticed that majority of blacks were being removed from their homes and Hispanics was taking over “the gardens” it was so little of a fight that African Americans could do because there were the ones killing off themselves. I look at the Serbians and Germans as both African Americans today because the way were so against each other is the same way they were.

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