LibGuides: Hispanic Heritage Month: Racial Equity & Civil Rights

Racial Equity & Civil Rights

Racial Equity & Civil Rights
We believe that the hard and necessary work to undo centuries of discrimination, deep racism, and the culture of white supremacy will require reconciliation, unity, leadership, and action by all Americans. For us, this includes presenting an accurate understanding of the contributions of the Hispanic community and the systemic barriers they face, as the first step to make our country’s shared vision of equal opportunity for all a reality.
Toward a More Perfect Union: Understanding Systemic Racism and Resulting Inequity in Latino Communities
This paper offers a “primer,” the first of a series, detailing historical examples of systemic racism against Hispanics across selected areas and how this phenomenon persists and affects the well-being of Latinos today.

Toward a More Perfect Union: Understanding Systemic Racism and Resulting Inequity in Latino Communities Primer
Toward a More Perfect Union:Understanding Systemic Racism and Resulting Inequity in Latino Communities offers a “primer” for understanding the ways that systemic racism
has impacted Latino communities. In particular, this paper outlines the role that systemic racism plays in perpetuating injustices and inequity in the areas of employment, income and poverty, education, homeownership, wealth, health coverage, and criminal justice.
Toward a More Perfect Union: Understanding Systemic Racism and Resulting Inequity in Latino Communities Executive Summary
History and research show that one thing is clear: past policymakers’ actions—sometimes intentional and other times not—to exclude, suppress,
and “otherize” people of color have shaped the Latino experience in this country, as they
have shaped the experiences of other communities of color. Even though the United States has abolished the most egregious, formal examples of systemic racism, their
legacy, as well as more subtle forms of exclusion, persist.