The Protests Of The Orangeburg Massacre

Wounded Knee was a terrible event in US history. It showed how the US government didn't understand the Native Americans and treated them badly and unfairly.

The Emmett Till murder shined a light on the horrors of segregation and racism on the United States. Emmett Till, a young Chicago teenager, was visiting family in Mississippi during the month of August in 1955, but he was entering a state that was far more different than his hometown. Dominated by segregation, Mississippi enforced a strict leash on its African American population. After apparently flirting with a white woman, which was deeply frowned upon at this time in history, young Till was brutally murdered. Emmett Till’s murder became an icon for the Civil Rights Movement, and it helped start the demand of equal rights for all nationalities and races in the United States.

The Civil War was fought over the “race problem,” to determine the place of African-Americans in America. The Union won the war and freed the slaves. However, when President Lincoln declared the Emancipation Proclamation, a hopeful promise for freedom from oppression and slavery for African-Americans, he refrained from announcing the decades of hardship that would follow to obtaining the new won “freedom”. Over the course of nearly a century, African-Americans would be deprived and face adversity to their rights. They faced something perhaps worse than slavery; plagued with the threat of being lynched or beat for walking at the wrong place at the wrong time. Despite the addition of the 14th and

The civil rights movement of the sixties is one of the most controversial times of the last century. Many, if not all, who lived through that time, and the generations following were enormously impacted. At the time passions ran so high that violence at peaceful

In the year 1955, white men in the Mississippi Delta lynched a fourteen-year-old from Chicago named Emmett Till. His murder was part of a massive wave of white terrorism in the wake of the 1954 Supreme Court decision that declared public school segregation unconstitutional. Five years later, Black students launched sit-in campaigns that turned the struggle for civil rights into a

During the 1960’s of American history violent acts were aimed at African Americans in the name of racism and segregation. In a case such as this one, many would seek refuge from the government, but to little surprise, cries for refuge went unanswered. Making matters worse was the fact that the Government allowed segregation to continue due to legal documents in many southern states. Acceptable forms of oppression were separated into four categories: racial segregation; voter suppression, in southern states; denial of economic opportunity; private acts of violence aimed at African Americans. At this time, many civil rights laws were

The big issue was when former slaves had been given the right to elect their own officers. The Democrats were enraged by this and decided to ensure that they win in all offices. They met and stuffed ballot boxes, and they did whatever else it took to win the elections. Even though they did all of these things, all Hinds County offices were awarded to Democrats. The Republicans (the black people) met and discussed issues without any incident, at first. However, when Fisher got up and spoke, he was interrupted by Democrats (the white people). They called him a liar. Violence ensued afterwards, followed by a riot. A few people from both sides were killed, including children. The Democrats were now even more upset. They called in other white people from Bolton and elsewhere. The people who came to aid the Democrats began to hunt down and attack the black people. The

Although many historians believe that the Boston Massacre was an act of self defense, it is clear that the incident was murder on the part of the soldiers. One reason why the situation was murder is because no soldier was seriously injured or killed in the massacre. This shows it was murder because there were many colonists injured and five colonists were killed, while no soldiers were killed or injured. If they were truly in danger, some would have been harmed. Also, another reason why the situation was murder is because the soldiers came into the situation with their guns loaded and bayonets on. This shows it was murder because they should not have been ready to harm unless they were planning to murder the colonists. Lastly, a reason why

The Charleston nine massacre occurred June 17, 2015 at Emanuel AME Church Downtown Charleston, South Carolina. This article explains that taking down the Confederate flag in front of South Carolina’s State House in Columbia would show that the state doesn’t condone the fact that today’s killings are based on skin color. This article also explains that racial blindness is a huge factor that still occurs in the state of South Carolina. Racial blindness is when a racial incident happens to someone else and not you, this is a blindness you don’t see because it’s not happening to you.

On 1 May 1866 in the city of Memphis, Tennessee, an altercation between black Union soldiers and Memphis police officers started a chain reaction that eventually brought about what has come to be known as the Memphis Riots of 1866. The group of amicably intoxicated soldiers reacted negatively when told by a small group of officers to break up their party, and although no one was seriously injured, the situation quickly escalated to the point where shots were fired on both sides (Carden 2). This incident, however, was not the cause of the Memphis Riots. Instead, I will argue that the altercation merely served as the spark to set a fire to a whole mess of kindling made of economic, political, and social twigs and branches, which was already in place long before the actual events of the Memphis Riots.

When Martin Luther King Jr. wanted to march from Selma to Montgomery, George Wallace, the governor of Alabama did not let them march, and had police come and beat them up and arrest them. This was known as Bloody Sunday and King was not there. Greenberg took this to court and won, with judge Johnson letting them march as long as they told him how many people, where they were camping, etc. The KKK was mad about this and set off bombs and stuff. King’s followers marched to Montgomery over three days, with people joining all along they way.

Colored people fight back against segregation! Many things were segregated including schools, water fountains, bus seats, etc. All of that changed on this glorious day.

During this time period many were trying to fight for black and equal rights between all people. Blacks were using white facilities and vice versa. It was a peaceful protest and no one was causing any harm or using violent actions to get their point across to the rest of society however, it still ended violent. People began rioting and hurting others, physically, verbally, mentally, and emotionally. It created a very unsafe and non-peaceful environment and really only ended up causing a lot of pain to many people. It effected the economy because people began to protest certain stores, riding the bus, and other things of this nature. The police got involved where they should not have and made unnecessary arrests of innocent people, and more.

White nationalists were protesting the removal of a Confederate monument that has stood in that city for almost a century. People wanted to keep that statue as it is a symbol of the history of the South. Many thought that the removal of the statue was the government erasing the history and culture of the South. The rally ended with violence as a speeding car drove into a group of counter protestors. This incident resulted in the death of 1 and left 19 others injured.

During the Apartheid era in South Africa, black people were oppressed beyond humane standards. They were deprived of racial equality with the whites. Also, they were exploited off from their land. Furthermore, they were restricted from certain privileges. All this caused retaliation by the blacks both politically and socially, and the eventual result was the Sharpeville Massacre.