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Barack Obama’s election did not end racism in America, but transformed it, according to Tim Wise, an anti-racist activist who spoke to an audience of over 150 at Harvard Law School last night.
Wise said he first discussed coming to Harvard to talk about race several months ago. “A funny thing happened on the way to Harvard Law School,” he said, jokingly referencing the election of President-elect Barack Obama. “So now, racism is...
But, Wise noted, the election of Barack Obama has not resolved the issue of racism in America.
He added that Obama’s election demonstrated a different form of racism in America, which he called “racism 2.0” and described as “enlightened exceptionalism.”
Sheila J. Hicks, a student at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, was more sympathetic to Wise’s views on Obama’s election.