Legal Lynching.
The act of legal lynching, though alive and well at some points in history, would not seem to apply across the board today. I disagree with that assertion for one very important reason. As defined in the material, legal lynching assumes a concerted effort on the part of an entire race or entire jurisdiction to do something in order to maintain control. Though certain single examples may be cited that might seem unfair on the basis of race, the fact that those incidents remain isolated in nature points to the idea that legal lynching is not a concerted effort at this point in time.
With the way the legal system is set up and the checks that are in place, it is rare for a terrible mistake to be made such as jailing an innocent man. Still, those incidents have happened to people of all different races, and people of different races have received varying sentences for the same crime. The evidence offered is mostly anecdotal, and does not account for all of the cases that the author might not have personally remembered or been a part of. Though the legal system is not perfect, it is far from racially driven at this point in time.
New Deal
Though I do not think the New Deal was designed to specifically provide negative circumstances for African Americans, I do agree that it did nothing to help them. Additionally, the New Deal had many side effects (whether intention or unintentional) that brought about more hardship for African Americans during that time. It did make life more difficult for them in terms of finding the manufacturing jobs that were a staple of the time, and it made life more difficult for those seeking government assistance. Though I think one would be hard pressed to say that this was an intentional thing, it could certainly be argued that the New Deal was no good for African Americans.
With the way the legal system is set up and the checks that are in place, it is rare for a terrible mistake to be made such as jailing an innocent man. Still, those incidents have happened to people of all different races, and people of different races have received varying sentences for the same crime. The evidence offered is mostly anecdotal, and does not account for all of the cases that the author might not have personally remembered or been a part of. Though the legal system is not perfect, it is far from racially driven at this point in time.
New Deal
Though I do not think the New Deal was designed to specifically provide negative circumstances for African Americans, I do agree that it did nothing to help them. Additionally, the New Deal had many side effects (whether intention or unintentional) that brought about more hardship for African Americans during that time. It did make life more difficult for them in terms of finding the manufacturing jobs that were a staple of the time, and it made life more difficult for those seeking government assistance. Though I think one would be hard pressed to say that this was an intentional thing, it could certainly be argued that the New Deal was no good for African Americans.
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