Some people like to believe that racism is a thing of the past, but despite the United States having a black president, racism is still very alive and in this case it was nowhere near subtle. Take a look at this video from CNN.
I've said this from the moment Barack Obama was elected - racism did not die simply because a black man was elected. In fact, I strongly believe many non-blacks voted for him because they did not want to be tagged as "racist." His election even brought the talk of race to the forefront, and rekindled that old American tradition of hate. Some even say the Teabaggers have a racist agenda.
Granted that this situation took place in Mississippi, which is still notorious for racial issues. However, there have been several incidents throughout the US. In school in California suspended students for forming a white supremacy group; President Barack Obama was likened to a tar-baby just last week; and in Seattle, someone was apprehended for attempting to bomb an MLK parade. These are just a few of the incidents that have happened this year.
If anyone tells you that racism in America is dead, tell them they are living in a fairy tale. It is not dead, maybe different from the horror stories prior to the Civil Right Movement, but if you look around, a lot of the madness from that era seems to show it's ugly face from time to time.
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