Racism: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 07, 2026
Modified link of Web site: Open Oregon Educational Resources - Race, Crime and Injustice - Racism. Oct 25, 2026
Add new Web site: The Canadian Encyclopedia - Racism. Jul 27, 2026
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Racism as a Determinant of Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Jul 31, 2025
Questions and answers added. Mar 19, 2025
Added cross-reference to DEI article. Feb 18, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Racial Discrimination and Redlining in Cities. Jul 05, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Racism and censorship in the editorial and peer review process. Apr 24, 2024
Add new Web site: Cornell Law School - Legal Information Institute - Racism. Apr 15, 2024
Add new Web site: Social Sciences LibreTexts - Racism. Jan 05, 2023
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Racism. Nov 11, 2022
Add new Web site: United Nations - The Ideology of Racism: Misusing science to justify racial discrimination. Aug 23, 2022
Add new Web site: Open Oregon Educational Resources - Race, Crime and Injustice - Racism. Aug 31, 2021
Add new Web site: National Endowment for the Humanities - Humanities - El Movimiento. Aug 20, 2021
Corrected display issue. Jun 08, 2021
Add new Web site: PBS - Frontline - A Class Divided - Documentary Introduction. Aug 21, 2020
Article revised to mention institutional, structural, or systemic racism and legal measures that effectively limit voting by African Americans. Jun 25, 2020
Article revised. Mar 22, 2017
Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Racism Facts. Jun 02, 2014
Media added. Jun 27, 2013
Media added: aparthied sign, civil rights march. Jan 30, 2009
Added new Web site: Anti-Defamation League - Racism. Jul 18, 2008
Added new Web site: Understanding racism - Racism. Jul 18, 2008
Article revised and updated. Sep 18, 2007
Added new Web site: Globalissues - Racism. Apr 04, 2007
Added new Web site: Popular Issues - Racism. Apr 04, 2007
Added new Web site: New Brunswick Human Rights Commission - Racism. Apr 04, 2007
Added new Web site: Libcom.org - 800BC-Today - A Very Brief History of Racism. Apr 04, 2007
Added new Web site: Miami University - Racism. Apr 04, 2007
Article revised. Mar 28, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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