and speech. Essentially, covert racism is a hidden racism, or a racism not easily detected (Dietch 7). "Racism is still strongly prevalent in today's society" (Newquist 404). There are three different basic forms of racism: violent racism, open racism, and covert racism. They are similar because they all share the expressed forms of hatred towards distinct ethnic groups. These basic forms of racism, although different in form, all have the same main purpose: to promote racism. Open racism expresses freedom of racial thought and speech. Open racists promote their views through strictl
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