Government and Politics/1

Name of Article: Obama's Speech on Race Rings True for Britain, Too.

Area of Impact: Government and Politics

Ethical Issue Involved: Senator Obama noted that, while polite society has declared racial epithets taboo, in private, black and white communities (mostly socially segregated) harbor deep resentments. On one side is the feeling that society is endemically racist. The white establishment cannot be relied upon to do anything to help the black underclass if it means compromising its own hold on power.

Problem that this issue presents to Society: It would be a tragedy if Barack Obama's speech, 'A More Perfect Union', were remembered only as a tactical bid to smother a controversy in an election campaign. Because of the black and white controversy stated.