Michael Brown an African-American male was fatally shot August 9, 2014 by police officer Darren Wilson, in Ferguson, Missouri. Michael Brown 19, was confronted by Darren Wilson because Brown was walking in the street and “blocking traffic”. Brown was then shot six times by Officer Wilson.The unarmed fatal shooting of Brown sparked civil unrest and protests throughout the community. Enraged at the law enforcement members of the community protested the actions of police officers. The protests included peaceful demonstrations that were overlooked do to the violent unrest. Community members became violent and started looting local businesses. Police Officers were forced to use tear gas and fire rubber bullets to control the civil unrest.
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Louis. Every neighborhood besides one in Ferguson has a poverty rate over 20%(Time) way above the country as a wholes average, 14.5%. Marian Edelman the author of, The Future of Our Children states that this is an unfair advantage. The Bureau of Justice Statistics states that a person living below the poverty line had more than double the rate of incarceration than someone in higher income households.(The future of our children).Ferguson an area that is 67.4% African American is a prime example that racial and economic discrimination are intertwined. Economic inequality exists according to Edelman, because African-American children are twice as likely to be poor than a white American. One can not say that equality exists between races when income inequality exists. Edelman claims that one of the problems of why income inequality exists in America is caused by high school..Public education is meant to be funded by the state, free of charge so all members of the state can receive a valuable education. On the contrary, for every ten percent increase in non white students per pupil spending drops by $75.(21 numbers)A underfunded political system for non whites creates a poor learning environment. She writes highschool is the gateway to imprisonment for African-Americans. Edelman discovered that an outcome of underfunding of high school education for non whites has led African-Americans to have a better chance of going to …show more content…
In Racism In The Twenty-First Century: An Authoritarian Political Analysis written by Ronald Hall, he states the American Political ideal is based on white American’s values. The political This political ideal was internalized by America and seen as the idea of the Populous.African-American views are overlooked politically do to the underrepresentation of African-Americans that hold political official jobs.The House of Representatives has only 43 African-American members out of 435 seats.(infoplease) Like the country as a whole African-Americans are underrepresented in Ferguson, Missouri; a town whose population is 67.4% African-American.With a high population of African-American members of Ferguson one would expect a fair representation of African-Americans on the Ferguson City Council. The Ferguson City Council currently has one African-American Official.(21 numbers) Hall summarizes his article by stating that problems occur when a race is underrepresented in politics; as seen in
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Louis. Every neighborhood besides one in Ferguson has a poverty rate over 20%(Time) way above the country as a wholes average, 14.5%. Marian Edelman the author of, The Future of Our Children states that this is an unfair advantage. The Bureau of Justice Statistics states that a person living below the poverty line had more than double the rate of incarceration than someone in higher income households.(The future of our children).Ferguson an area that is 67.4% African American is a prime example that racial and economic discrimination are intertwined. Economic inequality exists according to Edelman, because African-American children are twice as likely to be poor than a white American. One can not say that equality exists between races when income inequality exists. Edelman claims that one of the problems of why income inequality exists in America is caused by high school..Public education is meant to be funded by the state, free of charge so all members of the state can receive a valuable education. On the contrary, for every ten percent increase in non white students per pupil spending drops by $75.(21 numbers)A underfunded political system for non whites creates a poor learning environment. She writes highschool is the gateway to imprisonment for African-Americans. Edelman discovered that an outcome of underfunding of high school education for non whites has led African-Americans to have a better chance of going to …show more content…
In Racism In The Twenty-First Century: An Authoritarian Political Analysis written by Ronald Hall, he states the American Political ideal is based on white American’s values. The political This political ideal was internalized by America and seen as the idea of the Populous.African-American views are overlooked politically do to the underrepresentation of African-Americans that hold political official jobs.The House of Representatives has only 43 African-American members out of 435 seats.(infoplease) Like the country as a whole African-Americans are underrepresented in Ferguson, Missouri; a town whose population is 67.4% African-American.With a high population of African-American members of Ferguson one would expect a fair representation of African-Americans on the Ferguson City Council. The Ferguson City Council currently has one African-American Official.(21 numbers) Hall summarizes his article by stating that problems occur when a race is underrepresented in politics; as seen in