Abstract
This article historically will review some cases for lynch culture which is again blacks in America. And will examine the term ‘Afro-American’. Cases like ‘Michael Brown’, ‘Eric Garner’ and ‘Antonio Martin’ are proof of violence is still going on again black society.
Lynching is a part of America’s dark sides. Behind lynching, it lays a brutal history of domestic violence. For years, maybe for centuries, American people have lynched Black people because of various accusations. These lynching were, in general, racially motivated. Anti-Black violence roughly began in 1880s. Between 1880s and 1950s, there were lynching and anti-lynching riots. Rayford W. Logan, who was an African American historian and Pan-African activist, called this era as American Dark Ages. (Yale.edu) by changing its form, lynching is still going on.
It is the act of killing people for any alleged crime, without trial, jury, judge, appeal. It began after Civil War. During Reconstruction, freedmen tried to use their newly-given rights. Abraham Lincoln abolished the slavery with the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865. The Fourteenth Amendment gave citizenship to Blacks in 1868. The Fifteenth Amendment prohibited discrimination in voting rights in 1870. However, white people applied several ways to deter black men from voting and living freely. Disenfranchisement, Jim Crow Laws and Lynching came out and lasted for years. It is true. Lynching based on racial segregation and prejudice continues in a different form. Unfortunately, it has a long history. Jesse Washington, Emmett Till, Laura and L.D Nelson, Michael Brown, Eric Garner were killed as a result of almost same perspective, same prejudice and brutality. First of all, it is crucial to know black history.
As a result, the lynching problem does not depend on the state. In every state, people have lynched, hanged, killed or shot. American society has been prone to brutality toward black people as it is understood from the examples. If precautions are not taken or the widespread view is not changed, these cases are going to destroy the ‘freedom and democracy’.
Note: The term ‘The American Dark Ages’ was coined by historian Rayford W. Logan.
Keywords: African Americans, Human Rights, USA, America, Racism, Lynch Culture
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Abstract
References
- And Justice for All1954-1971. Web. 22 Dec 2014. < www.fbi.gov/about-us/history/a-centennial-history/and_justice_for_all_1954-1971 >
- Civil Rights Movement. Web. 22 Dec 2014. < http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-movement >
- Gibson, Robert A. (2014). The Negro Holocaust: Lynching and Race Riots in the United States, 1880-1950. Web. 22 Dec 2014. < www.yale.edu/ynhti/curriculum/units/1979/2/79.02.04.x.html >
- FBI news stories. (2014). Hate Crimes Add an Element of Bias to Traditional Crimes—and the Mixture is Toxic to Our Communities. Web. 22 Dec 2014. < www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/civilrights/hate_crimes
- Lauter, Paul, Richard Yarborough, John Alberti. (2006). The Health Anthology of American Literature: Volume E. 7th Edition. 2006. Print.
- The Long Arm of the Law, Reopened Investigation into the 1955 Kidnapping and Murder of Emmett Till. Web. 22 Dec 2014. < www.fbi.gov/news/stories/2004/june/till060104 >
- Twain, Mark. (2014). The United States of Lyncherdom. Web. 22 Dec 2014. <people.virginia.edu/~sfr/enam482e/lyncherdom.html >
- Wilkerson, Isabel. (2014) Mike Brown’s shooting and Jim Crow lynchings have too much in common. It’s time for America to own up. Web. 22 Dec 2014. < www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/25/mike-brown-shooting-jim-crow-lynchings-in-common >
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| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Articles |
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| Publication Date | August 31, 2015 |
| Submission Date | August 30, 2015 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2015Volume: 1 Issue: 2 |
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