Racism Interpreted by Tommy M.

Racism defined by dictionary.com is hatred or intolerance of another race or other races. Racism isn't just the thought of hating another race it is also the verbal and physical abuse towards another race. Racial slurs, however horrible, aren't always taken seriously. Some people make a racist comment but could only be joking. Some people are serious when they make a racial comment. Actions are also a way of showing racism without joking about it, such as physically abusing one race over the other. The Ku Klux Klan is a famous example of racism. Back in the late 1860's the KKK was formed and it was a group of people that went around terrorizing blacks and hanging them for no reason other than their race.