Civil Rights Archives - Page 15 of 18 - America's Black Holocaust Museum

War on Drugs – or War on Blacks?

July 27, 2015

The War on Drugs that began in the 1980s has led to an explosive mass incarceration of African Americans. This exhibit examines how and why.

Why Racial Injustice Persists Today: A Very Brief Video History

July 25, 2015

The myth of racial difference that was created to sustain slavery persists today. Slavery did not end in 1865, it evolved. This very brief video reveals how we got from slavery to today’s forms of racial injustice, such as mass incarceration.

Fired McDonald’s Employees: We Were Told, ‘Too Many Black People’ Working in the Store

January 26, 2015

Ten former employees at three different Virginia locations of the chain restaurant allege in a lawsuit that they were fired because of their race

MO Governor Declares State Of Emergency Ahead Of Grand Jury Decision

November 19, 2014

Gov. Nixon issued an executive order declaring a 30-day state of emergency in Missouri to protect the citizens and businesses from the potential “violence and damage” he presumes if the grand jury fails to indict Officer Darren Wilson. Wilson shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown in August 2014.

South Africans Battle To Overturn Apartheid Evictions

October 15, 2014

Many South Africans are still fighting to reclaim land taken away from them during apartheid. The BBC’s Sophie Ribstein spoke to a family about its ordeal.

118 Black Men Tortured On His Watch–Less Than 4 Years of Jailtime

October 9, 2014

Chicago police commander Jon Burge oversaw brutal torture of black men in custody, extracting false confessions that resulted in them spending decades in prison.