Fannie Lou Hamer, a civil rights activist, working for voting rights gets marginalized by President Johnson when he calls an impromtu press conference which makes the broadcast networks swivel the TV spot light from Ms. Hamer's testimony to him. This is an example of "dirty tricks" and the power of white privilege.
Recognizing Systemic Racism is a blog describing the study of systemic racism in the various domains in our society including health, education, criminal justice, social welfare, citizen participation, culure and sports, housing, employment, religion and social relations.
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