Reflection+on+Race+in+America

Race in America is seeped in history. Movements in the past have made great progress in the American legal institution. What has been harder to move and captivate are the American minds and hearts which are still clouted with the mores of a time past. What began during the Civil Rights Movement ended unfinished and due to a number of reasons, most illegitimate, the push for more reform and change has slowed. The desire to converse and organize has been put on the back burner as superficial and futile preoccupations have taken over. The reminder that things still need to change, as thoughtfully presented by Barack Obama in his speech “A More Perfect Union”, has to be heard by all so that discussion is possible and change is demanded.

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