Racial Violence throughout History
Throughout the entire world racial violence has been occurring for as long as there have been different races. Racism itself is the belief that one race is superior to another (McCrum). Violence that is racially motivated is usually used to give one race power over another through fear (McCrum). The United States has a violent past that includes several wars and conflicts with other countries and even one civil war. This violent past not only includes wars but also racism motivated violence. Racial violence in the United States can be traced back to the days of slavery, throughout the Civil Rights era, and into modern America. The southern states used black slaves brought over from Africa to work for free. Many people in America during that time had the idea that whites were superior to blacks, and that idea has still not died in some peoples eyes. Two examples of racially motivated murders, historical and modern, are the murders of......
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