White supremacy is still very much in play in America today. Looking at the modern-day sects of the Klan, their targets seem to be determined by race, religion, and politics, but “the present KKK is not a new organization. It is a direct reorganization and continuation of the Klan of the Reconstruction period,” (Bohn 394). So, though white supremacy is rarely enforced by the Klan anymore, is it no longer a major player in American life today? Not a chance. Though its effects may be less noticeable to the layperson in society, white supremacy has maintained its seat at the table, and is using that platform to enact its agenda. America’s trend of mass incarceration is the epitome of how white supremacy is able to subtly keep its heel on the throat
