Some people are unaware of the racial profiling that still exists in America, others don't care enough to talk about it. If it does not directly offend a person, it is considered very complicated to talk about it. Police bias and racial profiling are responsible for many false arrests, convictions and deaths of African Americans. It is a difficult and unfortunate part of life that certain groups of human beings have to face these so-called obstacles in their lives because they are a minority or because of their skin color. Racial profiling by police is a persistent problem that African Americans have faced for over 500 years. In this article, I will discuss the history of prejudice and racial profiling and how it relates to discriminatory actions by the police and justice system against African Americans in the United States. Most importantly, I will discuss how America can help bring about change and end the police racial profiling that still divides this nation. There is plenty of evidence that shows that prejudice still exists in America. Just turn on the television, read the newspaper or Google the terms: racial prejudice, racial profiling or police discrimination. After all the hardships African Americans endured during slavery, one would think that America had learned from its past mistakes. Yet there are those who believe that not only do they represent the law, but that they are above the law. We call them the police and the justice system, those who in many cases use prejudice and discrimination to arrest and convict African Americans not because of their wrongdoing but because of the color of their skin. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation to free all “persons held as slaves (Lincoln, 1863)” in the country of America. This movement represents an important step towards freedom. However, the Emancipation Proclamation did not free all slaves because it did not account for southern slaves or slaves in the border states. However, it showed the world that the Civil War was being fought to end slavery. Finally, a few years later, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution passed on January 31, 1865 by Congress declared that "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude.