Ask HN: How is the US systemically racist, specifically? What laws are codified?

1. If you sincerely want an answer to this, it's easy to find arguments on either side. I don't think HN is an appropriate venue for it, which is why I flagged it (not because the question upsets me or anything -- curiosity is great!)

2. Systems can be racist in the absence of laws. For example, there are still many whites-only country clubs in the US, and there's no law enforcing that. Schools punish Black children more severely for the same behaviors. Those are just small examples -- there are many.

3. You may benefit from existing discussions on this same topic, such as this one:

https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/her5hb/cmv_sy...

As Morgan Freeman says, it doesn't. https://www.businessinsider.com/morgan-freeman-race-is-excus...

Racism in the US like most other places is no longer based on codified law, but rather how laws are applied and personal prejudices.

While there are no longer laws that say "Whites can but Blacks can't", there are clearly laws that intentionally or un-intentionally impact some people more than others.

It's also important to keep in mind the distinction between _law_ and _policy_. The way the question is phrased sounds a bit like you're asking someone to pull out the big dusty book of "The Law" and find you a section, page, and paragraph number. That expectation doesn't quite seem accurate or productive.