Anti-American Hate Crimes
The history of hate crimes against African-Americans can date back all the way until slavery. However, I will discuss those more recent within the last 50 years.
During the Civil Rights Movement some of the most violence acts against African Americans occur. 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed African Americans in Confederate states still dealt with inequality, segregation, oppression and race-inspired violence. In fact legally by way of the “Jim Crow” laws, African-Americans were not allowed in classrooms, bathrooms, theaters, train cars, juries, legislature (History.com Staff, 2009).
Fed up with the injustice many civil rights activist chose way of nonviolent protest to achieve equal rights. Famous calm acts include
During the Civil Rights Movement some of the most violence acts against African Americans occur. 100 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed African Americans in Confederate states still dealt with inequality, segregation, oppression and race-inspired violence. In fact legally by way of the “Jim Crow” laws, African-Americans were not allowed in classrooms, bathrooms, theaters, train cars, juries, legislature (History.com Staff, 2009).
Fed up with the injustice many civil rights activist chose way of nonviolent protest to achieve equal rights. Famous calm acts include