Why don't whites admit to the racism that was given to blacks during the Jim Crow days and slavery?

Because there is a big difference between some felons. Killing somebody makes you a felon. Getting caught with 2 ounces of pot does too.

Sound appropriate to treat each of them the same way?

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.