Overt racism has been replaced by subtle implicit bias

Evidence

Arguably, overt racial bias has receded in modern times. However, the effect of racial bias can operate more subtly to place unequal burdens on minority and majority cultures. Overt bias has been replaced by a more subtle form of racism that we refer to as implicit bias. White people of good will may eschew racism, but nonetheless harbor implicit prejudices that affect the legal system in all of its multifaceted aspects. — Joseph Avery, Jim Sidanius, Joel Cooper, Gregory Davis, Amanda N., Bias in the Law, 21

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces the book’s central concept of implicit bias as the modern successor to overt racism.
• XREF: connects to: Dog-whistle theory may be outdated because overt racial prejudice is now socially acceptable. — Rachel Wetts and Robb Willer, Who Is Called by the Dog Whistle?…, 26; Explicit racial appeals fail to shift welfare support whereas implicit racial cues succeed. — Rachel Wetts and Robb Willer, Who Is Called by the Dog Whistle?…, 78; Americans are taught to recognize only overt hate speech as racism — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of…, 653 (+1 more)