Evil Inside Us “Land of the free, and home of the brave.” Nearly every American at one time or another echoes these words, found in our National Anthem. Unfortunately, their meaning is muted by a growing problem among us…racism. While many claim bigotry ended with the civil rights movement of the 1960’s, it merely sublimated itself into our subconscious, hiding under false pretenses. Until the constant prejudiced bombardment stemming from our opinionated views is …showed first 75 words of 1118 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1118 total…all contribute to prejudicial ideas and actions. Every basic generalization made about any group that has no factual basis is as wrong as making bigoted statements and using racial epithets. The knowledge of one’s race cannot be used to determine anything else about that person, it has no relevance as to their appearance, lifestyle, or actions. Until we can overcome these imbedded stereotypes, we are all contributors to the growing hate in the world.