It's one thing to be vigilant of strange or unrecognized people in your neighborhood. But when the only thing making them "suspicious" is the fact that they're black and you don't recognize them, things can quickly go south. Literally. As in, the way things were for generations in the notoriously, racially prejudice, bigoted south, birthplace of the Ku Klux Klan.
But what about when the same attitude that birthed hate groups like the KKK are still seen on display, in this day? Despite all the talk of progress and change, the truth is, there are many whites harboring deep fear and hatred of black men. It manifests itself in different ways at different times, but it's all too real.
It's actually the exact same mindset held by self appointed neighborhood watchman, George Zimmerman, the night he decided to needlessly escalate a harmless situation, leading to the death of a young man who didn't deserve to die.
On Monday when Jennifer Mays posted on a Bowleys Quarters neighborhood Facebook page that she'd seen three black men walking in the street, she probably had no idea how far things would go.
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| Comments like this always seem to get thumbs up from white racists. |
