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Southern Baptist Seminary Dean claims Americans, evangelicals influenced by racism, Whiteness

In a video produced by the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the dean of Boyce College answered the questions: What exactly is racism? How do I know if I’m racist? and claimed that everyone in America is influenced by racism.

“If you live and work in the United States, or in North America in particular, you cannot escape the influence of race, the power of the idea of race, and the legacy and current reality of racism,” Matthew J. Hall, dean of Boyce College of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary said, “So if you asked the question, how do I know if I’m a racist, if you live in this context and if you’re human, you have been affected by racism.