Prejudice And Racism In The 1920's
Troubled twenties
Intro
Racism occurs all around the world on a daily basis. People are terrorized everyday for being different. As time goes by, racism becomes more discreet, therefore making the task of calling racism out harder. During the 1920s, racism in America escalated uncontrollably. While other groups of people with different beliefs and religions were targeted too, mainly black people were terrorized, by groups such as the KKK during this period.
The Morning Tulsa World Daily
The invasion of “Little Africa” by whites. About 500 white people attacked african Americans. “....hundreds of armed white men in motorcars formed a circle of steel about Little Africa and a continuous rattle of rifle and revolver fire could be heard.”
Many blacks were …show more content…
Though no whites were known to be killed save two unidentified men listed in The World, reports to police headquarters from members of the white bands who had been at the front between the line of armed whites and Little Africa said they had counted the bodies of more than a dozen negros stretched in the streets.”
Declaration of the Rights of the Negro peoples of the world This document was created by Negroes demanding rights for themselves. They wanted equal treatment as the white.
“Be it known to all men the whereas, all men are created equal and entitles to the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and because of this we, the duly elected representatives of the Negro peoples of the world, invoking the aid of the just and Almighty God to declare all men, women and children of our blood throughout the world free citizens, and do claim them as free citizens of Africa, the Motherland of all Negroes.” The announcement of Negro people’s rights.
“ In order to encourage our race all over the world and to stimulate it to a higher grander destiny, we demand and insist on the following Declaration of rights….”
The Problems of the American
Intro
Racism occurs all around the world on a daily basis. People are terrorized everyday for being different. As time goes by, racism becomes more discreet, therefore making the task of calling racism out harder. During the 1920s, racism in America escalated uncontrollably. While other groups of people with different beliefs and religions were targeted too, mainly black people were terrorized, by groups such as the KKK during this period.
The Morning Tulsa World Daily
The invasion of “Little Africa” by whites. About 500 white people attacked african Americans. “....hundreds of armed white men in motorcars formed a circle of steel about Little Africa and a continuous rattle of rifle and revolver fire could be heard.”
Many blacks were …show more content…
Though no whites were known to be killed save two unidentified men listed in The World, reports to police headquarters from members of the white bands who had been at the front between the line of armed whites and Little Africa said they had counted the bodies of more than a dozen negros stretched in the streets.”
Declaration of the Rights of the Negro peoples of the world This document was created by Negroes demanding rights for themselves. They wanted equal treatment as the white.
“Be it known to all men the whereas, all men are created equal and entitles to the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and because of this we, the duly elected representatives of the Negro peoples of the world, invoking the aid of the just and Almighty God to declare all men, women and children of our blood throughout the world free citizens, and do claim them as free citizens of Africa, the Motherland of all Negroes.” The announcement of Negro people’s rights.
“ In order to encourage our race all over the world and to stimulate it to a higher grander destiny, we demand and insist on the following Declaration of rights….”
The Problems of the American