Monday, May 30, 2016

SLAVERY THEN AND NOW



t's systematic oppression against peoples of African origin, whether it occurs in #Brazil #America#SouthAmerica #Europe, or #Asia, it's global.

Sociologist and former American Sociological Association president Joe Feagin argues that the United States can be characterized as a "total racist society"

Police harassment and brutality directed at black men, women, and children are as old as American society, dating back to the days of slavery and Jim Crow segregation. Such police actions across the nation today reveal important aspects of . . . the commonplace discriminatory practices of individual whites . . . [and] white dominated institutions that allow or encourage such practices.."

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