Sentences with phrase «blatant racism in»

The blatant racism in the aftermath of William's murder was one of the main reasons justice was never served.

A shocking sequence shows us the bombing of a church in Birmingham in which four young girls lost their lives before we cut to the elderly Annie Lee Cooper (Oprah Winfrey) coming up against blatant racism in her efforts to register to vote.

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The rationalization of southern baptists is truly mind boggling — the idea that each church is «autonomous» as justification for outright racism is pitiful in this day and age — if the Southern Baptist convention had come out strongly and adamantly against this kind of behavior, I'd have at least a measure of respect for them — but to shrug off a blatant act of discrimination as the «work of the devil» and ignore the deacon's cowardice in wanting to avoid «controversy» is laughable — if it weren't for people having the courage to fan the flames of controversy, women and african american would not have the right to vote today — more evidence of the ignorance of most bible thumpers, and Mississippi in particular

The only question that remains is, will you remain on the sidelines — silent about the blatant racism all around — or will you join in leading the charge to end all the prejudice, and instead prize all of God's people?

It is a commonplace among scholars of the Women's movement that the 19th century struggle for women's rights in America had lost much of its radical thrust by the end of the century as the vote became the single overriding issue, and that supporters of women's suffrage were not above an appeal to blatant racism and class - consciousness to advance their cause.

It also works up the audacity to toss in a painfully outdated sequence through London's Chinatown that falls somewhere between tasteless cultural insensitivity and blatant racism.

For example, in high school you no doubt read To Kill a Mockingbird and, in so doing, were introduced to the blatant racism within American institutions, such as the judicial system.

And the weirdness of being Black in Asia is that you can be a celebrity with crowds being friendly and wanting to take photos of you, touch your hair, compare their light skin with yours, to the potential for blatant racism with police harassment and being denied accommodation because of «safety.»

In some cases, these women say they also are subjected to blatant racism and unwanted critical attention, all of which combine to create an uneven and unwelcoming playing field.

Between 1880 - 1950 the Jewish community in Montreal faced blatant racism and discrimination from Canadian law firms.