Learning about the four levels of racism helped me look at things I interact, see and hear on a daily basis differently. As we have discussed in class, these levels of racism have impacted numerous Americans differently in society. Internalized racism is a person's own bias and personal beliefs based on personal experiences and the culture. One example we discussed in class was believing a big man in the alley was dangerous, but you kept walking. That fear is an example of internalized racism. A second level of racism is interpersonal racism. Interpersonal is similar to internalized, but it's acting on those beliefs. Using the same example, interpersonal racism would be crossing the street to avoid walking close to the man. These two levels
