Before one is able to accurately tackle the issue of modern racism as it effects our youth today, one must have an accurate and vast knowledge of how racism has played a large role in American history. The following links help to give an informational background on some aspects of racism that have affected our country.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAjimcrow.htm
http://www.cnn.com/EVENTS/1997/mlk/links.html
http://www.africanaonline.com/civil_rights.htm
Along with a concrete understanding of the past, it is necessary to have a familiarity with the events of the present that involve racism. The following links give detailed information on two cases of racism that have recently been headlined in national news.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=14533821
http://news.bigg.net/n84611-Rape_Torture_Victim_Megan_Williams_Gives_Exclusive_Interview.html
The following links give descriptions of how racism affects the youth of today, particularly in schools. These links help to support the argument that the extreme cases that have been showcased lately in the news are not the only manifestations of racism within today's youth population.
http://www.ericdigests.org/pre-9215/racism.htm
http://saxakali.com/edwatch/racism_in_schools.htm
http://www.racismnoway.com.au/pdfs/recognising.pdf
http://www.kimberlyswygert.com/archives/001786.html
http://reasonandradical.blogspot.com/2005/02/more-on-school-racism.html
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