Blog archive
American Racism is different
By Blog MasterPosted: 09/13/2020
- Dick Myers -
For our next meeting on September 18, we feature a short, but powerful article for your review. This article is an advance review of a paper that is expected to be published shortly in the American psychologist magazine. It describes American racism anyway that seems very clearly associating it with the slavery that occurred in this country for over 150 years before we declared our independence as a nation. The principle assertion of the 1619 project is that the effect of slavery is deeply embedded entire national psyche and is inescapable. A few quotes from this paper emphasize that fact.
Link to the article, "Seven Factors That Contribute to American Racism".
For our next meeting on September 18, we feature a short, but powerful article for your review. This article is an advance review of a paper that is expected to be published shortly in the American psychologist magazine. It describes American racism anyway that seems very clearly associating it with the slavery that occurred in this country for over 150 years before we declared our independence as a nation. The principle assertion of the 1619 project is that the effect of slavery is deeply embedded entire national psyche and is inescapable. A few quotes from this paper emphasize that fact.
-
-
-
- • racism is a deeply American problem
- • “People often define racism as disliking or mistreating others on the basis of race. That definition is wrong,”
- • “Racism is a system of advantage based on race. It is a hierarchy. It is a pandemic. Racism is so deeply embedded within U.S. minds and U.S. society that it is virtually impossible to escape.”
- • citizens of racist societies reinforce racism, whether they identify as racist or not, and whether they want to or not.”
- • “Many people, especially White people, underestimate the depths of racism,”
-
-
Link to the article, "Seven Factors That Contribute to American Racism".