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Racism In Contemporary America

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...War and the Reconstruction period, W.E.B. Du Bois, the famous African American leader, once observed that Northern whites were somewhat embarrassed by all the attention (i.e., a bloody civil war, the right to vote, etc.) that had been paid to black Americans. Consequently, the North allowed, and even encouraged, the institution of Jim Crow laws in the South, which gave discrimination against minorities the force of law. Today, one can easily surmise that Du Bois would make the same comment, as the attitudes of white conservatives, especially those in the Republican Party, have swung completely away from regarding racism as a problem, as they have taken the position that the government has “gone too far” with Affirmative Action programs (Wallis 197).
Racism, in short, is “no longer a hot topic” and critiques of American society on this issue are accused of being “’reminiscent of the 60’s,’” an appellation that has a distinctly negative connotation in mainstream culture (Wallis 197). Nevertheless, racism continues to exist and continues to create...

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