It's a difficult topic - there are so many aspects to it and so many variations. Someone was pointing out recently that a lot of people simply don't see the racism around them and get angry when others try to discuss it, for example, which means that they become complicit in allowing racism to continue. These groups are mostly a lot more blatant than that, though.
(To Kill a Mockingbird would be a challenging read at 8! It's usually covered in the schools here in Grade 6, which is around 11 years old. It's actually one of my favorite books - I reread it about once a year. The characterization is so vivid, and the child's-eye view - noticing more than an adult would imagine, but not necessarily understanding all of it - is excellent.)
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It's a difficult topic - there are so many aspects to it and so many variations. Someone was pointing out recently that a lot of people simply don't see the racism around them and get angry when others try to discuss it, for example, which means that they become complicit in allowing racism to continue. These groups are mostly a lot more blatant than that, though.
(To Kill a Mockingbird would be a challenging read at 8! It's usually covered in the schools here in Grade 6, which is around 11 years old. It's actually one of my favorite books - I reread it about once a year. The characterization is so vivid, and the child's-eye view - noticing more than an adult would imagine, but not necessarily understanding all of it - is excellent.)