When someone says tolerance, what do you think of? If you don't know the definition, just think about the last time the word tolerant or tolerance was used? For example, I cannot tolerate you black people or you white people. I guess a person says they can't stand white people or black people. Tolerance is respect; it is the ability or willingness to tolerate something or someone. There are many intolerant people and events in the world. I don't think any one person can cover all the problems of intolerance that exist and need to be addressed. At the time, there was a lot of intolerance towards the race. Racism was a major problem until after a while it was recognized and something was done about it. But even today, with the enforcement of anti-racism laws, there are still racist civilians. Racism will not be permitted or acceptable because that is not what you call peace. Tolerance of racism is what the world will accept because it is a law that some do not respect or admire. Racism is a practice, actions or beliefs, or social or political systems that view different races as inherently superior or inferior to one another, based on presumed shared traits, abilities or hereditary qualities. Members of different races may also be treated differently. While most conceptions of racism include the assumption of "discrimination based on race", the exact definition is controversial both because there is little agreement among researchers on the meaning of the concept of “race,” and because there is also little agreement about what is or is not the case. constitute discrimination. During the time when African Americans had to fight for freedom and equal rights, ...... middle of paper ...... y to chart a path forward. It is our job to replace the intolerant with tolerance. Works Cited “Racism”. Gale Student Resources in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Student Resources in Context. Internet. April 30, 2014. “Racism.” Gale Student Resources in Context. Detroit: Gale, 2010. Student Resources in Context. Internet. April 30, 2014. “Themes and construction: Black Boy: a story of childhood and youth.” » EXPLORE novels. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resources in Context. Internet. April 30, 2014. Winant, Howard. “Race and racism: overview”. New Dictionary of the History of Ideas. Ed. Maryanne Cline Horowitz. Flight. 5. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2005. 1987-1989. Student resources in context. Internet. April 30, 2014. http://www.quotationspage.com “Themes and Construction: To Kill a Mockingbird.” EXPLORE novels. Detroit: Gale, 2003. Student Resources in Context. Internet. April 30. 2014.