The excellent thing about these videos is that they illustrate how deep racist policies and the institutionalization of racism goes. None of these things happened overnight and none of them are simple. I think it is easy to get caught up in the idea the racism = an overt action or statement with malicious intentions. However, racism is much more systematic, complex, and ever evolving. These videos also illustrate privilege quite well. Even today we are still benefiting from many of these actions at the expense of others. While challenging our own implicit biases is incredibly important, it is not sufficient to make long term and significant change. We also have to address the systems that cause these disparities.
