The myth of “a system of white supremacy”

(language warning) Last week, Johnny Eric Williams, a professor of sociology at Trinity College, gained national notoriety. Williams, who is black, posted some racially incendiary remarks on his Facebook wall. They were conjoined with the hashtag, “LetThemFxxxxgDie.” The hashtag Williams borrowed from an article published at The Medium and written in response to the recent mass shooting of Republican congressmen in Alexandria, Va. The essay’s author, “Son of Baldwin,” expressed regret that a black police officer risked her life to save the lives of “white bigots” and urged other blacks who are in positions to do the same to refrain from indulging the impulse.