TJ Hickey's Death And Racism
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13 pages in length. "Racism is transmitted both through the unconscious use of racist stereotype as well as through white people's refusal to think about the power of their own place in the world" (Elder, 1998, p. 26). The unfortunate set of circumstances that led to the death of Aboriginal youth TJ Hickey illustrates quite clearly the validity of Elder's statement above. While no physical contact whatsoever occurred between police and the young boy, the overwhelmingly oppressive and racist presence of Australia's law enforcement upon the Aboriginal population is wholly responsible for Hickey's death. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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