Describe the historical roots of Police Brutality against African Americans by focusing on the use of violence against African Americans during the periods of Slavery, Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights era, and explain how that contributed to Police Brutality today.
Remember: Your focus must be on the historical examples of violence directed against African Americans by White people “in name of justice.” Once you describe each example, THEN you discuss how it relates to some of the current problems African Americans face today.
Introduction: Briefly discuss how Africans were brought to America as property, with no rights, in order to exploit them, and that determined that violence was an acceptable way to coerce African Americans to work against their will. Then discuss historical examples from each of the three periods: (Slavery, Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights Era) and how that contributed to the current violence used by the police against African Americans.
Historical example of violence used during Slavery:(Begin with slavery, explaining how it established that African Americans had no rights under English law and how violent punishments were used to force African Americans to work and live in bondage, against their will.
Describe the incident or condition, giving examples. (Slave Patrols, Overseer violence, Whippings, Branding, Hanging by thumbs, Caning of feet, even murder.)
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Historical example of violence used during the Jim Crow Period:
Describe the incident or condition, giving examples: (KKK violence of whipping, beatings, or even lynching, Convict-lease system, violent punishment by Police/Sheriff’s, Lynching by Non-KKK mobs, whippings and beating by land-owner’s to make African Americans work longer in the fields.)
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Historical example of violence used during the Civil Rights Era #3:
Describe the incident, giving examples (“Race Riots” used during the Red Summer of 1919, Violence from fellow soldiers during WWI and WWII during basic training, Beatings by Police, white citizens and even the use of police dogs and fire hoses to punish African American protestors. Violence used against Black Panthers, Freedom Riders, and those staging Sit-ins.)
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Explain how these historical experiences of violence has contributed directly to the violence experienced by African Americans today at the hands of the Police. Use examples.
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