Persuasive Essay On Racism

Such a simple but revealing quote captures the essence of a new form of racism that has evolved in America. Appalling cases of overt racism still manifest themselves, but the racism of today has become considerably more subtle than in the past. This subtlety is likely the cause of America’s disillusioned attitude towards racism. As Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, “The absence of brutality and unregenerate evil is not the presence of justice.” Many have falsely assumed that with the eradication of explicit segregation laws, the problems of race and more importantly racism had been solved. The racism of today might not be as embedded within the law, but the racism of today quietly, yet undeniably, benefits and privileges certain groups over others. I would challenge society to reconsider its definition of racism, and use that new understanding to help make for a better tomorrow. The first step is for society to concede that America has produced a systemized hierarchy, one that has become known as white privilege. I grew up in a predominantly white suburb in Los Angeles. I grew up naively thinking that because in my city the few black students we had per grade seemingly acclimated well to the environment, that racism was rare to even entirely eliminated. But it was not until I got to a more enlightened community in the Claremont

Because many do benefit from the systematic advantages of America, they find it easier to blind their eyes from this fact without acknowledging their own guilt. This awareness must first be preceded by a painful acknowledgement that race still does matter in our country, and that America does not present every individual the same chance at success. This was sadly news to me, because this also happens to be a fact that many people of color have known their whole