Editing Critical Race Theory (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Understanding</span> ==
CRT is understood through '''Systems''' and '''Counter-Storytelling'''.

'''1. It's the System, not the Person''':
CRT is not about "Calling people racists."
* It's about looking at a "Fair" system (like a school district) and asking why the "Results" are so different for different kids.
* If the school's funding comes from "Property Taxes," and the Black neighborhood was "Redlined" (kept poor) 50 years ago, the "Modern System" is still racist even if the teachers today are kind.

'''2. Counter-Storytelling''':
History is usually written by the "Winners."
* CRT uses "Counter-Stories"—the lived experiences of marginalized people—to challenge the "Official Version" of events.
* For example, a "Counter-Story" of the US Constitution would focus on the fact that it was written by men who owned other humans.

'''3. The Permanence of Racism''':
CRT is "Realistic" (some say "Pessimistic").
* It argues that racism is so deep in the "Social Code" that it won't just "Go away" with a few laws.
* It requires "Active and Constant" effort to dismantle it.

'''The 'Interest Convergence' Example''': CRT scholars argue that the US only ended school segregation (Brown v. Board) because it was "Embarrassing" for the US to look like a racist country during the Cold War with Russia. When it no longer served the "National Interest," the progress slowed down.
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