How To Abolish Racism By Morgan Freeman

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Morgan Freeman thinks that one of the only ways to abolish racism is to get rid of races altogether. After thinking about that, a person would decide that taking that course of action is not the right one to take. I’ll be explaining why throughout this essay. How would one decide that getting rid of races would be a good idea when really, it isn’t. Morgan says that we should get rid of calling people white, black, yellow, and any other terms like that. This would cause problems. Telling someone that they can’t identify as white or black because we’re trying to end racism.
When I think about this, I also think about telling someone that they can’t identify with the religion that they identify with. Someone couldn’t inform someone else that

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