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Article: Different cases help explain meaning of 'systemic racism'
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- June 23, 2003
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Leonard Pitts
Different cases help explain meaning of 'systemic racism'
By LEONARD PITTS Miami Herald
Monday, June 23, 2003
A13-year-old girl was jumped in Cleveland last month. Last week,
charges were filed against her alleged assailants -- all 18 of them.
According to authorities quoted in the Cleveland Plain-Dealer, the
girl's heritage was the catalyst for the beating. She's white, and
apparently some kids in Cleveland have a bizarre tradition that May 1
is Beat Up A White Kid day.
I'm not making this up. The unnamed girl is recuperating, and her
accused attackers -- 12 girls, six boys, all black or Hispanic
between the ages of 9 and 15 -- are facing charges of felonious
assault, ...
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