August 9, 2014

Ferguson Unrest Following Police Non-Indictment

The news that Darren Wilson would not be indicted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen, Michael Brown, set off weeks of civil unrest in Ferguson.

HOW DOES THIS CONNECT TO STRUCTURAL RACISM?:

The consistent targeting and harassment of black individuals in Ferguson by a majority-white police force had been going on for decades. Yet, as the author shows in this article, many people chose to focus on black violence--claims of looting and riots--rather than highlighting systemic violence against blacks as the root cause of the protests.

For more on the Ferguson unrest see," Hysteria Over Ferguson Grand Jury Indictment"