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Beverly Daniel Tatum Describes Racism As A System Of Advantage
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Content: The largest jailer in the world is the United States. Philadelphia, however, has the nation’s highest incarceration rates. Surprisingly, 60% of them are still awaiting trial but 72% of them are black. Research has show’s that mass incarceration rates goes hand in hand with segregated cities. In “The City: Prison’s Grip on Black Families” article Dawn…show more content…
White people have it easy. Because white people are the dominant group they are able to do so much more once they are out and having “went to jail” or “committed a felon” is just a “mistake” but for a person of a different race, it defines their whole life and stays with them forever. Although all whites benefit from racism, not all of us benefit equally (Tatum, pg.111). From this reasoning one can conclude that not all whites are racist and not all black people or people of different race are prejudice. Yes, all white people can benefit from racism in one form or another but we don’t all benefit equally because white people get caught for their “mistakes” to and pay the price for it but in the end, even the ones who did go to jail for committing some type of crime still have it easier for most black people in the 21st century.