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Editorial standards — frequently asked
This site is an archive in the Truth & Reconciliation tradition. The domain name describes the subject matter — racist systems — not an endorsement of them. The purpose is documentation, sourcing, and pathways out. The frame is journalistic.
What appears below is the short-form version of our editorial standards. The long-form version lives on the Methodology page; the About page covers the project's origin and purpose.
Frequently asked
- Why is the domain name "racist.systems"?
The site documents racist systems — the structural, sustained mechanisms through which racism operates. The name describes the subject, not a position on it. Compare: a site called mass-incarceration.org would not be promoting mass incarceration.
- How are testimonies sourced and verified?
Every published testimony either cites public-domain archival source material (Federal Writers Project narratives, court records, oral history projects) or comes from a contributor who provided informed consent and went through editorial review. Every entry carries provenance: where it came from and when it was retrieved.
- Do you originate political action?
No. The Campaigns section signal-boosts coalitions that already exist — every campaign credits the organizing group and links to their action page. The site adds an archival layer; it does not originate the organizing.