Is racism an individual problem, a social problem, or both? I can safely say that racism is a problem for both the individual and for society as a whole. In A Country of Strangers, David Shipler describes the “color line” as “intertwining itself through police departments and courtrooms and jury rooms, through textbooks and classrooms and dormitories...” (3) and the list goes on. The point he is making is that racism, among other isms, is a factor in many institutions and other things included in our culture. Because racism effects so many aspects of our culture, I believe we must take steps as individuals and as a society to ensure the eventual elimination of racism.

I say eventual because the practice of antiracism isn’t something that can be quickly imposed without causing

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