Cause and Effect of Racism at National Level

Introduction

The meaning of Racism has changed in the recent era. Studies conducted in 1990s reveal the extent to which we have become racially polarized. This has become an issue of national importance due to its causes and consequences. Civil rights activist Derrick Bell asserts that, “racism is an integral, permanent, and indestructible component of this society” (Bell, 1992, pp. ix). Racism is not the endowment of modern times nor is it a phenomenon which is alien to inhabitants of the earlier times. The roots of racism can be traced back to the time of ...