Does racism exist, YES. The problem is that no law can ever change the hearts and minds of some individuals. The only thing that can is true education. As Booker T Washington has reminded us, there exist a group of people in which their livelihood depends on the perception of people to believe that the ills of today are caused by the deeds of the past.

Until such time as that people are honest with themselves, and look not only at the facts and history, but self-examine themselves, we will never break this cycle. Everytime there arises a dispute between individuals of different races, racism is not always the cause. People can disagree without being racist. That is the wonder of a free society.

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