Racial Discrimination
Racial connections between African-Americans and Asian-Americans have experienced both instances of solidarity and mistrust throughout histories of their encounters. Solidarity movements between the two groups existed, in an effort to combat U.S. discriminatory policies in the 20th century, as well as instances of racial tensions, such as African-American boycotts of Korean businesses in an effort to stand against racial discrimination. In an effort to secure resources and power, African-Americans and Asian-Americans have drifted apart in a racial divide. Asian and African-Americans, in their demand for resources and power, often collided in their interests. In the prospects of moving up the racial hierarchy, African-Americans and Asian-Americans
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As a result, community groups undertook initiatives to improve their neighborhoods, while tackling obstacles that seemed to prevent their communities from developing economically and politically. Civil rights groups and Black Nationalist groups that emerged during the era presented different approaches to improving their neighborhoods. In the interest of the well-being of their communities, black nationalist groups focused on issues such as the economic self-sufficiency of black neighborhoods or on [preserving] the dignity of black residents …show more content…
Generally, boycotts or protests toward Asian-owned store by African-American residents would be initiated by incidents of violence between the two. As noted by (nfnt), “in just under half the boycotts, protest was sparked by a report of violence- usually an altercation between a Korean merchant and a black customer.” In one case, customer MarQuette Jones and a shop-owner Taek Won Kim “scuffled” over a bottle of orange juice, ending with Kim spraying mace at Jones(fn). Aside from violent incidents, activists cited reasons such as “prices were too high (when the protestors were customers), prices were too low (when black business owners led demonstrations), service was rude, or the store was selling alcohol in a neighborhood oversaturated with alcohol (nofirenexttime).” However, the general trend shows that demonstrations that emerged from one isolated incident involving a merchant or store soon seemed to grow into larger
As a result, community groups undertook initiatives to improve their neighborhoods, while tackling obstacles that seemed to prevent their communities from developing economically and politically. Civil rights groups and Black Nationalist groups that emerged during the era presented different approaches to improving their neighborhoods. In the interest of the well-being of their communities, black nationalist groups focused on issues such as the economic self-sufficiency of black neighborhoods or on [preserving] the dignity of black residents …show more content…
Generally, boycotts or protests toward Asian-owned store by African-American residents would be initiated by incidents of violence between the two. As noted by (nfnt), “in just under half the boycotts, protest was sparked by a report of violence- usually an altercation between a Korean merchant and a black customer.” In one case, customer MarQuette Jones and a shop-owner Taek Won Kim “scuffled” over a bottle of orange juice, ending with Kim spraying mace at Jones(fn). Aside from violent incidents, activists cited reasons such as “prices were too high (when the protestors were customers), prices were too low (when black business owners led demonstrations), service was rude, or the store was selling alcohol in a neighborhood oversaturated with alcohol (nofirenexttime).” However, the general trend shows that demonstrations that emerged from one isolated incident involving a merchant or store soon seemed to grow into larger