African Americans In The 1920s

There are various factors that had, and continue to, contribute to violence toward immigrants, particularly with the the Ku Klux Klan and African Americans. The KKK’s main goal was for a white, Protestant run America with a government and military backing them up to go against those of the black race within their country. Regardless of the United States being made of immigrants, the KKK saw the white ‘Americans’ as superior. At the same time, the Red Scare was doing just that, scaring Americans. The few Socialist Americans saw Communists everywhere in their country; albeit there were only a small majority of them. This was just the beginning of the mistrust of Socialists ,many of whom were often arrested alongside other innocent citizens and
Between the black African Americans migrating from south to the north for better work, race and anti-semitism riots and more problems caused by industrialization and Urbanization, anti-immigration and pro-white associations were bound to show their face again. Especially with the Red Scare at its height and some terrorist bombing attacks in across the country, the KKK had ammunition to join into the fight for only whites in the neighborhood communities, the government, authority, and the country in total.Targeted by KKK in the 1920s were the 'New Immigrants', African Americans, Mexicans, Jews, Catholics, Asians and all other races and religions who could be deemed "un-American" or with “terroristic” values or beliefs. In 2017, those targeted are immigrants, as well. Blacks, muslims, and more are being injured or worse during protests, and our new president condones this. It is a dangerous world, and history does repeat
Those who are afraid of ISIS, Muslims, blacks, and immigrants overall are joining in to the resurgence of prejudice groups. The 2010s have been filled with white cops murdering innocent black men, as well as a growing fear of immigrants since 9/11. Much like the fear of communists during the Red Scare of the 1920s, modern day citizens have a growing concern for Islam/Muslim people; this even prompted Donald Trump’s executive order to ban immigration just this past weekend. Immigrants, of whom founded this country and its original principal, being restricted of their rights by a new leader of the United States, of whose beliefs and proposals border on racism. So, a few bombings in America during the early 1920s from communists instilled a hatred and underlying angst toward them and their government visions that was strong enough to fight back with more than protests, but governmental and military action. Violent, unfair actions have been seen by organized groups and leaders throughout history; time may change one’s opinion, but it never changes the actions enforced on