I saw this in the twitterverse and I have a legitimate question [View all]

{I haven't had a college class on sociology for many years, and when I saw this, it started me down a maze.}

The question, what is the difference between racism and 'symbolic racism?

Samuel Sinyangwe (@samswey) Tweeted:
In other words, black or brown candidates won’t win the racist voters, even with policies consistent with many of their preferences, because those voters are racist. https://t.co/JV1JkEHJEt

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