Due to racism, life was hectic for people of color in the 19th century; however, this is far from the origin of racism. Professor Aristide Sechandice of Bloomsburg University writes: “For as long as humans have recognized differences between groups of people, there has been racism in the form of cultural prejudice. In the nineteenth century, racism acquired a scientific character, mainly as a result of intellectual developments in Western Europe.” (Sechandice 1). Even the professor himself