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They can, and some are, prejudiced...but racist? No. This also holds true for other ethnic groups as well. Not according to the Kerner Commission and its statements after their findings in the late 1960s.
“White racism is essentially responsible for the explosive mixture which has been accumulating in our cities since the end of World War II,” . But the Kerner Commission did not stop there. It went on to offer a clear and extremely useful definition of racism. Racism was not simple hatred or prejudice based on skin color. Racism occurred when power was added to prejudice — the power to affect someone’s life physically, economically, educationally, politically or otherwise.
“White racism is essentially responsible for the explosive mixture which has been accumulating in our cities since the end of World War II,” . But the Kerner Commission did not stop there. It went on to offer a clear and extremely useful definition of racism. Racism was not simple hatred or prejudice based on skin color. Racism occurred when power was added to prejudice — the power to affect someone’s life physically, economically, educationally, politically or otherwise.