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Following the tragedy in Charlottesville, Virginia a few weeks ago, the hashtag Thisisnotus surfaced on Twitter.  The intention of the hashtag was to distance our culture from that of the white supremacists.  However, in doing so, the hashtag seemed to suggest that these events were an anomaly, that they are the exception to our culture, and that they do not represent our society today.   It didn’t take long for civil rights activists to point out that this notion is quite false.  In fact, this is us.  Our struggle with white supremacy is not new.  These organizations did not sprout overnight or spontaneously form over the summer.  What might be new is the awareness of the dominant culture.  The events of this summer have forced all of us-- even those who might have been unaware-- to come face-to-face with white supremacy throughout our country.  For some, it was a rude awakening. Part of the problem is many of us in...