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Social Psychology (10th Edition)

10th Edition

ISBN:9780134641287

Author:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Publisher:Elliot Aronson, Timothy D. Wilson, Robin M. Akert, Samuel R. Sommers

Chapter1: Introducing Social Psychology

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Elaborate on the notion that black people are inferior and unsuited for positions of authority or leadership, which has existed since the eras of slavery and Reconstruction, and how such viewpoints would later encourage and justify violence against black political leaders.

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In America, the association of crime and Blackness is not a recent development. In the post-Reconstruction era, myths, stereotypes, and racist ideas encouraged racial violence, which resulted in the exponential rise in Black male incarceration we see today. This is demonstrated by historical testimonies that are supported by documentation. Despite the link between Black masculinity and disproportionate crime, little study has been done on how unarmed Black male victims who were killed by police enforcement, notably but not primarily, have been posthumously criminalized.