As usual, this article is written with a dominantly American view point, and a focus on blacks and "Latinos". This makes the issue seem infinitely simpler than it really is, and the diverse situations that can be found around the world. 
 Another thing the artcle fails to mention is modern Israeli Jews discriminate against other races in Israel and make it illegal for one of them to marry or have sexual relations with an Israeli. In today's South Africa and Zimbabwe, whites are treated poorly and are often the target of hate crimes that go uninvestigated or ignored by the authorities. Indeed there are even government sanctioned land siezures that deprive whites of their homes and livelyhoods, and violate basic human rights. This article depicts segregation as a crime against the only victims Americans are allowed to acknoledge; it's about time we looked past the limited views that pop-culture zeitgeist allows us.