About Stamped- page 108-110

Reynolds uses the following simile to describe racism: “Freedom in America was like quicksand. It looked solid until a Black person tried to stand on it. Then it became clear, it was a sinkhole” (p. 108). He also uses the following metaphors and descriptors: “racist roadblocks,” “racist loopholes,” “potholes,” and “political and physical violence working to break the bones of Black liberation” (p. 109–110). In what ways is racism embedded in practices, policies, and laws? What parallels can you draw between the past and present ways racist roadblocks, potholes, and loopholes continue to persist? Provide examples/