'White people can either fully commit to the soul searching and hard work that will be necessary to eradicate systemic racism, or they can consign themselves to being on the wrong side of history,' writes nrarmour for USA Today Sports.
But well-intentioned and worthwhile as all of that is, it’s not enough. We have to root out the insidious hate in this country, the kind of bigotry that made someone feel emboldened enough to leave a noose in Wallace’s garage even at a time when access at the track is so closely monitored NASCAR should have no trouble finding him or her.
But it’s either that, or we acknowledge that we’re OK with Black and brown people’s lives being worth less. Own the fact we actually prefer that society remains tilted in white peoples’ favor.Wallace is the only full-time Black driver in NASCAR’s elite Cup series, and it was pressure from him that finally led NASCAR to ban the Confederate flag at its tracks.
“Today’s despicable act of racism and hatred leaves me incredibly saddened and serves as a painful reminder of how much further we have to go as a society and how persistent we must be in the fight against racism,” Wallace wrote on Twitter on Sunday night.Racism is fueled by fear and ignorance. Avowed racists, and even those who refuse to recognize their implicit biases, will lash out when they sense a threat to their white privilege.
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