The Holocaust forced Americans to confront their own group-based prejudice

Evidence

The world was still reeling from the events of the Second World War in which unspeakable atrocities were perpetrated against Jews because they were Jews. The Holocaust, largely viewed as a crime against humanity, led many Americans to seriously question the morality of group-based prejudice. How could the nation fight against such crimes against humanity while, on its own soil, entire groups of people were denied rights and opportunities because of their skin color? Quite simply, the American Creed, although revered in the abstract, was being violated in practice. — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2083

Categorization

• XREF: Contextualizes Allport’s compunction theory in the historical moment, relevant to contact-theory reassessment.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — , Rudman, Laurie A - On the Nature of…, 2083