Creating a Multicultural Nation Without Racism
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This section of the website contains essays, book reviews, and links to material that discusses the ‘science’ of racism as it relates specifically to structures of American society.
The pages encourage discussion that is helpful in understanding how structures like the laws, regulations, court decisions, and the Constitution support and preserve American racism.
The website builds a community based on three facts that social scientists have discovered about racism. The first is that our social organization is based on structures that humans create and sustain. This is sometimes called the social construction of reality. Regarding racism, this means people created it. People can end it.
Memorial Day honors military personnel who died in service to their country. As we look for ways to celebrate Memorial Day, retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter provides an example. We can ensure that military history includes the stories of all the people who served regardless of race. And we can remember and care for all those individuals who chose to join the military.
Charley Flint and Jeff Hitchcock, an interracial couple with an interest in racial justice and equity, are the co-founders of an organization called the Center for the Study of White American Culture (CSWAC). Among their inherent goals are de-centering whiteness, normalizing conversations about race, and helping to establish a multiracial community.
Ending Racism USA recognizes the importance of connecting with others who identify with the mission of ending racism. We are learning more about the Center for the Study of White American Culture (CSWAC).
Ending Racism USA’s partner, the Arlington House Descendants’ Family Circle, is making progress. Their goal is to have Congress pass H.J. Res. 76 to Redesignate the Robert E. Lee Memorial in Arlington National Cemetery as the “Arlington House National Historic Site.”
The renaming is important because the name should reflect the memory of all those who lived and worked on the plantation. This includes both white enslavers and enslaved Blacks.
“Just Mercy” follows defense attorney Bryan Stevenson and his fight for justice in Alabama. A Harvard graduate, Stevenson goes to Alabama and works with Eva Ansley (Brie Larson), a local advocate, to defend people who have been wrongly convicted. Stevenson faces multiple legal and political tactics and overt racism as he fights for justice with the system stacked against them.
The mission of Sandy Spring Slave Museum and African Art Gallery includes the desire to bridge the information gap and inform all ethnic groups about the advantages of cross-cultural communication and diversity, as expressed through history, the arts and the humanities. It is also available for research and community projects.