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Resume studies:
Some researcher sent identical resumes with different names to apply for similar positions. Some resumes had names that code as white in the US, while other resumes had names that coded as black. The rate of interviews scheduled was substantially different based on the apparent ethnicity of the applicant. Summary.
Okay. That also answers the "I'm not sure we should care about prejudices people don't want to have" thing -- such a discrimination is Bad whether or not the interviewers are consciously aware of it, and whether or not they endorse it.