After a short hiatus, overt racism is on the rise again. Increases in reported racially motivated crime and violence have been noted all over the country. In the wider U.S. society, identifiable racial incidents have been estimated to have increased 55 percent from 1986 to 1987. According to the Community Relations Service (CRS), African Americans comprised two-thirds of the victims in the cases reported in 1987. Although this racial violence has taken various forms ranging from name-calling, vandalism, and cross-burning to actual physical assaults that result in casualties and death, these have not been isolated incidents but have their basis in the racism that underlines U.S. institutions. This resurgence is due, in no small part, to the increasing level of conservatism that has swept the country, making racial intolerance and conflict the order of the day.
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January 1990
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Explorations in Ethnic Studies
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January 01 1990
Symbolic and Competitive Racism on Campus
Explorations in Ethnic Studies (1990) 13 (1): 17–24.
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Monica L. Jackson; Symbolic and Competitive Racism on Campus. Explorations in Ethnic Studies 1 January 1990; 13 (1): 17–24. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/ees.1990.13.1.17
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