Racism can be defined as the vicious, sadistic, and overwhelming hatred of a person of a different ethnicity (Unk). Racism often causes problems in today’s society. It was an even bigger issue in the past when the Ku Klux Klan was at its peak and also during and after World War II. The Ku Klux Klan mainly affected African-Americans in the South whereas the Japanese-Americans became the targets of hate crimes and discrimination because …showed first 75 words of 2249 total…

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