History Of Racism In America
Hands Up, Don’t Shoot: An Examination of The Targeting of Black and Ethnic Youth by Police in America
Table of Contents
I. Introduction 2
II. A History of Racism in America 2
III. The Michael Brown Case 3
IV. Other Cases 5
V. Problems & Causes 5
VI. The Viewpoints 6
VII. Next Steps & Solutions 7
VIII. Conclusion 8
IX. Appendix 9 X. Bibliography 12
I. Introduction
It can be seen that throughout history and “across cultures, darker people suffer most” (Andre 3000). The United States of America is a country built on the backs of slaves and the success of exploitation and colonization of third world countries. (Selfa) Racism has, quite literally, been …show more content…
"We Can Still Get Justice for Mike Brown: End the Government 's Reckless 'ghetto ' Policy." The Guardian. Guardian News, 26 Nov. 2014. Web. <http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/26/justice-mike-brown-jesse-jackson-ferguson-protests>.
Johnson, Dorian. "Witness: Michael Brown Was 'Shot Like An Animal '" YouTube. NBC News, 14 Aug. 2014. Web. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7tTsEYE3Ms>.
Jones, Robert. "Self-Segregation: Why It 's So Hard for Whites to Understand Ferguson." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 21 Aug. 2014. Web. <http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/08/self-segregation-why-its-hard-for-whites-to-understand-ferguson/378928/>.
Leber, Rebecca. "Ferguson’s Police Force Is 94 Percent White—And That’s Basically Normal in the U.S." New Republic. 13 Aug. 2014. Web. <http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119070/michael-browns-death-leads-scrutiny-ferguson-white-police>.
Lopez, George. "Cleveland Police Shot and Killed Black 12-year-old Tamir Rice as He Carried a Toy Gun." Vox. 9 Jan. 2015. Web.
<http://www.vox.com/2014/11/24/7275297/tamir-rice-police-shooting>.
Mckay, T. (2014, August 8). One Troubling Statistic Shows Just How Racist America 's Police Brutality Problem Is. Retrieved from …show more content…
"What Do the Newly Released Witness Statements Tell Us about the Michael Brown Shooting?" PBS. PBS, 25 Nov. 2014. Web. <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/newly-released-witness-testimony-tell-us-michael-brown-shooting/>.
Selfa, Lance. "Slavery and the Origins of Racism." International Socialist Review. 26 Nov. 2002. Web. <http://www.isreview.org/issues/26/roots_of_racism.shtml>.
Smith, Mychal Denzel. "How Trayvon Martin 's Death Launched a New Generation of Black Activism." The Nation. 15 Sept. 2014. Web. <http://www.thenation.com/article/181404/how-trayvon-martins-death-launched-new-generation-black-activism?page=0,2>.
Vaughn, Victor. "Native American Genocide." The Espresso Stalinist. 16 Jan. 2011. Web.
Table of Contents
I. Introduction 2
II. A History of Racism in America 2
III. The Michael Brown Case 3
IV. Other Cases 5
V. Problems & Causes 5
VI. The Viewpoints 6
VII. Next Steps & Solutions 7
VIII. Conclusion 8
IX. Appendix 9 X. Bibliography 12
I. Introduction
It can be seen that throughout history and “across cultures, darker people suffer most” (Andre 3000). The United States of America is a country built on the backs of slaves and the success of exploitation and colonization of third world countries. (Selfa) Racism has, quite literally, been …show more content…
"We Can Still Get Justice for Mike Brown: End the Government 's Reckless 'ghetto ' Policy." The Guardian. Guardian News, 26 Nov. 2014. Web. <http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/nov/26/justice-mike-brown-jesse-jackson-ferguson-protests>.
Johnson, Dorian. "Witness: Michael Brown Was 'Shot Like An Animal '" YouTube. NBC News, 14 Aug. 2014. Web. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7tTsEYE3Ms>.
Jones, Robert. "Self-Segregation: Why It 's So Hard for Whites to Understand Ferguson." The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 21 Aug. 2014. Web. <http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/08/self-segregation-why-its-hard-for-whites-to-understand-ferguson/378928/>.
Leber, Rebecca. "Ferguson’s Police Force Is 94 Percent White—And That’s Basically Normal in the U.S." New Republic. 13 Aug. 2014. Web. <http://www.newrepublic.com/article/119070/michael-browns-death-leads-scrutiny-ferguson-white-police>.
Lopez, George. "Cleveland Police Shot and Killed Black 12-year-old Tamir Rice as He Carried a Toy Gun." Vox. 9 Jan. 2015. Web.
<http://www.vox.com/2014/11/24/7275297/tamir-rice-police-shooting>.
Mckay, T. (2014, August 8). One Troubling Statistic Shows Just How Racist America 's Police Brutality Problem Is. Retrieved from …show more content…
"What Do the Newly Released Witness Statements Tell Us about the Michael Brown Shooting?" PBS. PBS, 25 Nov. 2014. Web. <http://www.pbs.org/newshour/updates/newly-released-witness-testimony-tell-us-michael-brown-shooting/>.
Selfa, Lance. "Slavery and the Origins of Racism." International Socialist Review. 26 Nov. 2002. Web. <http://www.isreview.org/issues/26/roots_of_racism.shtml>.
Smith, Mychal Denzel. "How Trayvon Martin 's Death Launched a New Generation of Black Activism." The Nation. 15 Sept. 2014. Web. <http://www.thenation.com/article/181404/how-trayvon-martins-death-launched-new-generation-black-activism?page=0,2>.
Vaughn, Victor. "Native American Genocide." The Espresso Stalinist. 16 Jan. 2011. Web.