Racial Tension In Ferguson
Matt Waitt
Dr. Shedd
HIST 3683
11/12/15
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Racial Tension of Ferguson The racial tensions in Ferguson had been growing over time, but the incident with Michael Brown set the city over edge. The fact that it was a white man that shot an African-American male was enough to cause a bit more of racial tension between the police department and the citizens of Ferguson, a predominately black community. The riots that broke out in Ferguson were similar to the riots that broke out in Watts . The incident showed feelings of racism, actions taken by the courts, and actions taken by the citizens of Ferguson.
The shooting of Michael Brown involved a Ferguson police officer named Darren Wilson who drove up on Brown and his associate Dorian …show more content…
People in the community believed that Wilson may have shot Michael Brown solely because he was black. However this may be a misconception due to the fact that the majority of the Ferguson population is African-American as was Brown. Even though the majority of the Ferguson population is African-American, the same cannot be said for the Ferguson Police Department . Due to the fact that the police force is mostly white made the situation afterward worse. The black civilian community of Ferguson began to feel anger towards the police force and felt that they were unlawfully abusing and discriminating against the blacks of the community. As the investigation went on for the shooting incident, tension grew higher and higher between the police department and the civilians of …show more content…
In many ways they are similar. In both instances, an African-American man was mistreated by a white police officer which brought tensions between whites and black to a high point. Fires and looting occurred and civilians bonded together against the police, trying to get justice for the wrong that the whites had done to the blacks.
In conclusion, the death of Michael Brown caused racial tensions to grow, riots, and Ferguson to undergo destruction from the riots. It is not completely sure if the difference in race was the only reason for the shooting by Darren Wilson. By the predominately black community of Ferguson, it seems that way. However, it did not seem to be apparent to the Grand Jury that this was the reason behind it. They felt that Officer Wilson did what was necessary in the moment. With this decision, outrage swept into Ferguson and racial tension between whites and blacks
Dr. Shedd
HIST 3683
11/12/15
Word count:
Racial Tension of Ferguson The racial tensions in Ferguson had been growing over time, but the incident with Michael Brown set the city over edge. The fact that it was a white man that shot an African-American male was enough to cause a bit more of racial tension between the police department and the citizens of Ferguson, a predominately black community. The riots that broke out in Ferguson were similar to the riots that broke out in Watts . The incident showed feelings of racism, actions taken by the courts, and actions taken by the citizens of Ferguson.
The shooting of Michael Brown involved a Ferguson police officer named Darren Wilson who drove up on Brown and his associate Dorian …show more content…
People in the community believed that Wilson may have shot Michael Brown solely because he was black. However this may be a misconception due to the fact that the majority of the Ferguson population is African-American as was Brown. Even though the majority of the Ferguson population is African-American, the same cannot be said for the Ferguson Police Department . Due to the fact that the police force is mostly white made the situation afterward worse. The black civilian community of Ferguson began to feel anger towards the police force and felt that they were unlawfully abusing and discriminating against the blacks of the community. As the investigation went on for the shooting incident, tension grew higher and higher between the police department and the civilians of …show more content…
In many ways they are similar. In both instances, an African-American man was mistreated by a white police officer which brought tensions between whites and black to a high point. Fires and looting occurred and civilians bonded together against the police, trying to get justice for the wrong that the whites had done to the blacks.
In conclusion, the death of Michael Brown caused racial tensions to grow, riots, and Ferguson to undergo destruction from the riots. It is not completely sure if the difference in race was the only reason for the shooting by Darren Wilson. By the predominately black community of Ferguson, it seems that way. However, it did not seem to be apparent to the Grand Jury that this was the reason behind it. They felt that Officer Wilson did what was necessary in the moment. With this decision, outrage swept into Ferguson and racial tension between whites and blacks