Despite the fact that the Gilded Age was characterized by considerable advancements in the sphere of economy and production. At the same time, during the Gilded age, minorities, especially African Americans, were still discriminated against and oppressed. The level of racism in society was prominent during the Gilded Age, and it manifested itself in segregation, lynchings, and anti-black sentiment (“The Gilded Age”). Although over the past century and a half, there has been a notable improvement in the sphere of racial justice and equality, certain issues relevant to the Gilded Age still remain topical today. In the United States, 135 unarmed black men were killed by the police in the last six years (Thompson).
Such a number is staggering and it demonstrates that every month at least one black person dies from the actions of law enforcement officers. Moreover, as the aforementioned statistics indicate, no significant efforts have been made on the part of the authorities to resolve the issue. Thus, the continuing killings of African Americans by the police show that there is still a problem with the fair treatment of black people in the country.
The Black Lives Matter movement was created in response to the killings of black people by the police. In the photo, a protestor holds a photo of Eric Garner, a black man who was suffocated by a police officer.
Works Cited
McCoy, Michael A. “Members of Black Lives Matter Protest on the Fifth Anniversary of the Death of Eric Garner.” NBC News. 2019. Web.
The Gilded Age. Lumen Boundless US History, n.d. Web.
Thompson, Cheryl. Fatal Police Shootings of Unarmed Black People Reveal Troubling Patterns. NPR. 2021. Web.