African American History, Events

Revisit: MILWAUKEE RIOT (2016)

On the afternoon at 3:30 p.m. of Saturday, August 13, 2016, in the Sherman Park area of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a 23-year-old black man, Sylville K. Smith, was shot and killed by a 24-year-old black police officer. Smith, along with another 23-year-old male, were pulled over by two officers.  They then fled from the vehicle, causing an on-foot chase. During the chase, Smith turned around toward one of the officers while holding a handgun. Smith was told to drop then gun, and, when he didn’t, the officer shot and killed him on the scene. Continue reading Revisit: MILWAUKEE RIOT (2016)

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Revisit: COCKSTOCK AFFAIR (1844)

The Cockstock Affair is argued to be the justification that white settlers used to install Oregon’s exclusion laws against African Americans in the 1840s. As the details of the Affair have been widely debated, there are different ways of interpreting the events, causes, and outcomes. That being said, the Affair is significant in understanding how whites, Natives, and blacks interacted in United States territories. Continue reading Revisit: COCKSTOCK AFFAIR (1844)

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Revisit: HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT RIOT (1969)

Hartford, Connecticut in the late 1960s was a city immersed in racial unrest, class disputes, and activism. The city was a dichotomy between the ghetto, predominantly black or Puerto Rican and impoverished, in the North End and the South End, white and middle or working class. The black population had grown dramatically in 1965 from 25 percent to 75 percent. Job opportunities for Puerto Rican and black people were few and never well-paying, with the added hindrance that white people owned 80 percent of the businesses in the North End. Racial discrimination permeated every aspect of the city, and police brutality was particularly heavy on black Hartford citizens. Continue reading Revisit: HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT RIOT (1969)

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