CONTEMPORARY RACISM

It was a great pleasure speaking with you on the plane ride back to Chicago. However, we didn't get the chance to finish our conversation about minority relations. I disagree with your claim that the playing field is level and if people don't succeed, it is their own fault. Through this letter, I wish to prove to you that racial oppression still persists today through examples of “Laissez Faire” racism and how you can make a difference regarding this issue.

Racial oppression persists today through the legacy of our history. First, individual beliefs on white superiority from the past have passed down through generations, manifesting in the form as white privilege, an example of individual racism in which the perception of race is created from one’s own