The Burden of Proof is on Racism Deniers

Presumptions of innocence are for courtrooms, not sociological discussions

Tim Wise

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Imagine a society where one group of people were routinely advantaged over another for hundreds of years. I know it’s a stretch, but give it a shot.

The first group was afforded opportunities off-limits to others — even the right to own members…

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Tim Wise

Anti-racism educator and author of 9 books, including White Like Me and, most recently, Dispatches from the Race War (City Lights, December 2020)