1. Violencia Histórica y Linchamientos en Estados Unidos.
El documento recopila una extensa cronología de actos violentos, masacres y linchamientos utilizados como herramientas de opresión racial a lo largo de los siglos.
- On this day apr 04, 1968 dr. Martin luther king jr. Assassinated in memphis to overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history.
- On this day sep 30, 1919 200 or more black people killed in elaine, arkansas, massacre to overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history.
- On this day mar 21, 1981 michael donald hanged by members of the klan in mobile, alabama to overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history.
2. Segregación Institucional y Barreras Legales.
Se detallan los fallos judiciales y las leyes estatales que institucionalizaron la discriminación, así como la resistencia violenta a la integración escolar y social.
- On this day may 18, 1896 supreme court establishes separate but equal doctrine as law in plessy v. Ferguson to overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history.
- On this day nov 14, 1960 white mobs violently riot against six-year-old ruby bridges integrating elementary school to overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history.
- On this day jan 17, 1834 alabama legislature bans free black people from living in the state to overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history.
3. El Pensamiento de Thurgood Marshall y la Defensa de la Democracia.
Las citas del primer juez afroamericano de la Corte Suprema enfatizan la responsabilidad ciudadana de denunciar la injusticia para proteger el sistema democrático.
- Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on. - thurgood marshall.
- None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps.
4. Injusticia en el Sistema de Salud y Desigualdad Económica.
Martin Luther King Jr. y otros líderes vinculan la lucha por los derechos civiles con la equidad económica y el acceso fundamental a la salud.
- Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhumane. - dr. Martin luther king jr., 1966.
- Racial justice and economic justice are interlocked. We have to take on racism, poverty and inequality to make lasting change.
- Dr. King called out the structures of inequality. When a white woman asked why black people didnt just clean up their own neighborhood, he made clear, that was the job of sanitation.
5. Continuidad de la Lucha en la Era Moderna.
El registro conecta eventos históricos con tragedias contemporáneas, subrayando que la brutalidad policial y el racismo sistémico siguen siendo desafíos vigentes.
- On this day may 25, 2020 george floyd murdered to overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history.
- On this day feb 26, 2012 trayvon martin fatally shot in sanford, florida to overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history.
- Structural racism, inequality, and the deletion of black history remain urgent challenges.
6. Resistencia y Activismo Comunitario.
Desde el programa de desayunos de los Panteras Negras hasta las marchas de Selma, el documento resalta el poder de la organización colectiva.
- The free breakfast for children program remains one of the most enduring legacies of the black panther party, demonstrating the power of grassroots activism in addressing systemic issues.
- On this day feb 20, 1956 civil rights activists arrested for organizing bus boycott in montgomery, alabama to overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history.