New report investigates realities of rural racism

Schoolchildren tell of physical threats as research says racist attitudes are learned from a young age

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A new report has been drafted to consider racism and exclusion in rural communities
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A new report has been drafted to consider racism and exclusion in rural communities

People from minority groups have experienced exclusion, racism and institutional harm in the countryside which reinforces perceptions of rural whiteness, a new report has claimed. Racism The study...

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