When people make the statement that racism arises out of ignorance, their statement is not too far from the truth; but it is not the complete truth, and if any part of a statement is false, it renders the entire statement false. Therefore, the blanket statement of racism as ignorance is not sufficient to understand the source of racism. The ignorance that most of us associate with racism is the ignorance that remains in people when their formal education ends abruptly or is insufficient in nature as to counter the fallacies of their living environments. In those instances, as is often found to be the case amongst radical hate groups such as the white supremacy Arian Nation; racism is inherited through the generations, and is often times consistent with the lack of formal education and lack of exposure to other cultures, or even other members of society who are not people of color, but are more cultured and educated. However, deep resentment and hate of a particular race are found in persons with high levels of education and exposure to a variety of cultural exchanges, whose racism is seeded not in the tradition of their heritage, but in their personal experience(s) that has caused them to in some way be extremely disappointed, or fearful of the group towards which their feelings of resentment and hate are directed.
             The study presented here attempts to look at the history of racism, the present status of racism in an emerging world community, and the future of racism. This study will examine the various experiences, traditions, psychological factors and social conditions that give rise to the divisions between mankind by race. Only through the understanding of the many sources of racism can that condition be addressed and reversed, as we have recently seen happen in America with the widespread and dramatic support of Illinois Senator Barack Hussein Obama, a democratic candidate who by all appearances has the support transcend...