There are few topics more divisive and uncomfortable in the United States than race relations and racism. But as much as we might hate to talk about it, it’s impossible to separate our nation’s history from the oppression of black Americans when slavery was once a part of the constitution, perpetrators of lynchings of black Americans went unpunished regularly, and the segregation of public facilities was once declared constitutional by the Supreme Court. Just turn on the news today and it’s plain to see that racial tensions still run high as riots and protests increase in frequency, particularly in response to police brutality targeted at blacks. In a nation with such a deep legacy of racial injustice, it’s understandable why many may object
