Examples Of The Injustice Of African Americans

African Americans have faced injustice and discrimination for centuries. One major problem blacks had to overcome was the institution of slavery. Slavery in the United States began in 1619 and ended in 1865 with the ratification of the 13th amendment. This declared that all forms of slavery or servitude be outlawed. Yet even after the conclusion of slavery, blacks had to face discrimination and prejudice until they were viewed as equal. But one problem that African Americans still face is the unfairness of the American prison and criminal justice system. The United States holds the title as the highest prisoner population in the world. With African Americans account for less than 12% of the United States, they still make up a large portion of the U.S prison population. Black people are incarcerated at higher rates than whites, despite being equally susceptible to committing crimes as whites. The American prison and criminal justice system has a long history of racial discrimination towards African Americans which can be supported through examples of unjust laws, disproportionate incarceration rates among different races, the and cases of African Americans being unfairly persecuted for crimes they didn’t commit.
As mentioned before United States of America has the biggest prison population in the world. According to the Criminal Justice

In many of these cases, innocent African Americans were going to be harshly punished for crimes they didn’t commit. One well-known case involved a group of African American youths known as the Scottsboro Boys.During the 1930s, the trial of the "Scottsboro Boys" caught the attention of much of the world (The Scottsboro Boys). Nine African American boys were falsely accused of raping two white women in Alabama. (The Scottsboro Boys)"This case, more than any other event in the South during the 1930s, revealed the barbarous treatment of