Most people understand racism is the product of ignorance and hatred.
It is based on the irrational belief that some races are innately, genetically or culturally superior to others. Nobody benefits from this racism. We understand that it is inconsistent with the best principles on which our country was founded and the essence of what Gunnar Myrdal called the American Creed, what Martin Luther King called the American Dream. They believed that if people of good will speak out and oppose racism, the evil will eventually shrink away. If people can be brought together in open and honest dialogue, the ignorance and hatred will diminish.