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Racism in America is a deep. deep issue. The high ideals of the Declaration of Independence, i.e. "all men are created equal" as being a self-evident truth, has always served as an abrasive in our politics. The Founders KNEW that slavery would be THE issue that could keep all the States from ratifying the Constitution, it was an issue that lead to odd policy choices, fist fights on the Congressional floor, and ultimately to the Civil War. It was an issue that wasn't solved by that war sadly, and it's effects are still felt today. It is impossible to imagine an America without the effects of racism and slavery, nor, despite the terrible history of it, would I want to. As ideals go, striving to create a society where all men are considered equal (at least in the arena of the Law) is a pretty monumental thing in the history of the world, and could never, ever run smooth. The reward is in the struggle for each American generation to define that problem for themselves. Sometimes our demons make us as much of who we are as our Angels do, no?
We ignore the issue at our peril, but we should also be wary of those who wish to exploit the sentiments of it for any political cause, from either party, that does not point towards the ideal of a just equality.