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Using your knowledge from our work on the slave trade (rewatch the video), why might some white Americans think they are superior (better than) African Americans?

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The Atlantic slave trade: What too few textbooks told you - Anthony Hazard

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What is the black lives matter movement?

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Would you choose to protest against something you cared about?

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White Americans may think they are superior than african americans because at one point the african americans would have been their slaves who you go back 300 years and then they don't feel comfortable with mingling with these people because before they were superior to them and they even said that they were destined to be slaves and were biologically inferior. Furthermore,they may think that they are better because  they may think that their race is better than the african americans and that they were specially gifted to be like this and that african americans shouldn't be with the rights that they have today.The "white" americans also may feel that if before the african americans were their slaves and had nothing and they were not menat to do anything except be the slaves of the 'white' americans and suddenly they have so many rights and they can do everything and have equal rights to the 'white' americans so they may feel angry because they feel like they are superior and how suddenly have these people who were previously barely allowed to do anything freely,are now doing stuff that we do or even better things and are even taking places of power in running the country.The 'white' americans will also not be happy with the fact that african americans are actually running in places of power which can enforce new laws concerning them but they think that they are superior so they only get angry and then as see with George Floyd,this happens. Basically, to summarize this,'white' americans think they are superior to african americans because they have a right of power and this is their country so the african americans must respect whatever they do.

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I think that white americans think that they're superior over african-americans because of their long history of them being 'above' the african-americans. I think that they are suddenly astonished that considering all the history with their relationship, they're just suddenly allowed and stand on the same supposed 'level' as them. If you think about the slave trade, which was centuries ago, the white americans were always the one hiring the slaves - not the slaves themselves. Maybe racism still happened because the white americans are not ready to accept the fact that all races are equal. Also, it is not just slavery, it is also about the fact that it was seen before that the lighter skinned you are, the more beautiful and successful you will be in life. I think that these people are not ready to accept the fact that no matter what race or ethnicity you are, it shouldn't affect the ways you be treated. Whether it be helping someone out or it be a crime. White americans basically think that thery're superior over the african-americans because the U.S is 'their' country and they do not want them to have the freedom to do what they want.

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The image shows a picture of George Floyd who was killed by a 'white' police officer and the image is signifying the rights of 'black american' and that white americans do not have any superiority.He was practically choked to death and the writing 'I can breathe now makes me feel pity for him and a bit of distress on why did he kill him when he has no rights and I know that Mr Floyd may have committed a crime but to kill him is just over the limit and I cannot feel anymore for his family and the grief that they must be feeling right now.The image is also stating that black people have the same amount of equality as white people.The black lives matter movement is an international movement that states that black people or African Americans have the same right with everyone and should be treated the same. The protests of the killing of George Floyd showcased the movement and people all around the world are calling for this and that white people have no superiority of black people and that they should not be allowed to commit any sort of atrocity to any other person just because of their race and that black people have equal rights with white people. Another thing is that white people shouldn't be able to get away with crimes that if a black person did then it would be took so severely but if it was a white person they would be some kind of excuse which is definitely not allowed.

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The picture shows an illustration of George Floyd. George Floyd was an african american and was killed by a white american policeman. The image is trying to display the equality between the 2 races. He was originally being arrested for buying cigarettes with a fake $20 bill. He went from getting into a police car, to being choked by a policeman on the road. The worst part is that he even told the policeman that he was having difficulty breathing, but the policeman did not lift his knee. This was how he was killed. The Black Lives Matter movement is a huge movement going across the world - but especially the U.S - showing and stating the fact that there is still racism going on in the 21st century against people of a different colour, and it needs to be stopped. This is just one on a string of murders of african american people by the police force. These 'crimes' that those people had commited, if a white american were to do them, they would probably be in and out of the police station within a couple hours. This just shows the inequality between white and african americans - and it needs to change.

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In my opinoin, I think white americans think that they are superior than African Americans, because in the 16th century, the white americans would take the africans, and bring them all the way to America as slaves, therefore American Africans feel uncomfortable to be near the white americans. They also said that African people were destined to be slaves, and their race and beliefs were not as good as theirs. The white americans also feel that because they are lighter skinned, they feel they are superior and have more rights than the African Americans. They also do not like the fact of African Americans taking over important roles as they feel they do not have the right to do so and so they may feel angry because they feel like they are higher ranked and  suddenly have these people who were barely allowed to do anything, are now doing stuff that they never even dreamt of, and are even taking places of power in running the country.

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I believe that racism has continued through to modern day because of the advantage it gave one side over the other. I think  it's easier for some people to believe that they are superior; it's harder for these people to feel that they are equal to others that they were taught and grew to hate. I also think that because racism was so prominent during the slave trade and because it was normalised for so long, parents taught it to their children who taught it to theirs and the cycle continued.

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It depends on the scale of how much I cared about it,normally I would try to find the most peaceful and easy way past it without any difficulties but if it was something that mattered to me very much then I would start peaceful protests and make sure anyone older than me who has social media speaks out but I wouldn't start looting or do anything like that but rather just participate in a march maybe or the maximum I would get to if i was full of increased anger I would go to the streets and rally people in protest but I will not break any laws regarding my own health and safety. Again in summary I am not the person that wants to go all out violence but instead spread my message through media and marches.

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I think white Americans think that they are superior because of their long history with African Americans being their slaves, and that the thought of african americans who once worked for them as slaves are now on the same rank or level of them seems wrong to the white americans. They believe because of the African Americans' past they cannot possibly be as superior or of higher class like them. White americans who believe they are superior  look to the african americans like they are dirt on new shoes, with a look of disgust on their faces, and think that they are above the african americans and will not treat them as those who share the same colour as themselves

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I think it all depends on the scale of the tragedy so if someone didn't obey the law and got away with something like George Zimmerman then people are going to be like why should we obey the law and then the police or national guard will have to hold them back or they are usually peaceful protests when police are not involved and violent protests when police are involved.There are usually peaceful protests when the people are allowed to do the protests without interference but usually when people disagree and clashes take place then violent protests begin.It depends if people are not happy with something then they may go to the streets but if they favor someone or other people are being treated unequally and the people get very angry then violent protests begin because the people are so angry that they forget about law and order and start doing whatever they want as noted on the death of George Floyd because a white police officer has no right to kill anyone and being different racial skins everybody with same racial skin as the deceased will be very angry and go and rebel.Peaceful protests are normally well organised prior to the date and everything usually goes to plan with more people and the police are already informed and let them do it but violent protests are not organised and it suddenly becomes 'every man for your selves' and do whatever you want as there is no place for law and order. These are all my thought regarding these different topics.

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This image shows a memorial of George Floyd and this image really illustrates perfectly how dumb some white police officers are which sounds racist but when you look at the board behind George Floyd, You see the names of black people that died at the very limited mercy of white police officers who believe they are superior to the ones they show no mercy to.

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I think White people think they are more superior than African American people because of the disgusting history between African Americans and White people. White people have always made it appear that they are and always will be more superior than black people. They also might think they are superior because during the slave trade white people forced black people to listen to them and obey their orders. And the black people had nothing else to do but listen. And because the black people listened the white people thought that black people will listen to them and they will be their slaves.

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The image shows a picture of George Floyd with the names of other black people who were killed by the police. Some of the names behind him are, Walter Scott, Breonna Taylor and Eric Garner. The 'I can breathe now' written below him is an allegory for the fact that he is free from his pain now and no longer has to suffer. In general, the protests are largely used to mask things like the lootings which sets a bad overall name for the protesters. This goes the same for the police; due to the appaling actions of a minority of them, they have all been labled as racists and terrible people. It makes me feel like most of this is pointless and everyone should just find a way to truce. That's not going to happen, of course but it would be nice it would. The BLM movement, on paper, is a great idea; with protests having worked for similar issues before such as womens rights and the pride movement, it makes sense that people would go to this. However, the two cases I stated predominatly fought with peaceful prostests. The movements were both for huge causes and resulted in changes that would help their cause. If you look at the protests being used for BLM there are many more violent protests when issues of equal degree were resolved with much less fighting. The Black Lives Matter movement is protesting against things like police brutality and racism; it is also protesting for equality between different races.

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I think that white Americans will always think they are in some way better than African Americans because of the black peoples past and how their ancestors were treated because of their race and skin color. This racism is connected to the slave trade because if black people were treated equally during the slave trade they wouldstill be treated equally today.

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DISCLAIMER: It is hard to word this so don't criticize anything too detail-specific. I think the black lives matter movement (The movement protesting against brutality or racism against black people) is a loss. I think everything about the situation is a loss for both ends. The protests have left many people injured, left worse impressions of police and overall everything is just worse. I would obviously prefer if none of this happened but although i believe protests is a loss, it is still the best case scenario after what happened to George Floyd. Overall the whole situation is just extremely saddening and really makes you not understand just how racist, unreasonable and just plain dumb some people are.

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The image shows a picture of a 46 year old black man named George Floyd who was killed by a police officer named Derek Chauvin. He knelt on Floyds' neck for over 8 minutes because he was resisting arrest because of a fake $20 bill. Many people were disgusted and disturbed by this police officers' actions. People decided to start peaceful protests demanding justice for george floyd and all black people.

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The black lives matter movement is what is happening in America where people are going round saying that black lives matter because of how black people are being mistreated. George Floyd is a man who had been killed because of a white police man, this has made the black lives matter movement stronger.

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I would choose to protest against something I cared about if it was worth it, and if it would not get me killed.

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The image shows a picture of George Floyd who was killed by a white police officer and the image signifies that black people do have rights in this world, and that white people should not treat them like trash. The police choked him to death, even though he shouted "I can't breath". This is extremely wrong for the police to do such a thing and so that is why there are so many protests going on. This has not happened once, but there are many cases of police treating black people terribly, and they just get away with it. The Black Lives Matter is an international human rights movement, originating from within the African-American community, which campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards black people.

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There are peaceful and violent protests for different reasons, violent protests are when the people fighting for rights are angry because of what the government or someone has done, peaceful protests are when the people fighting for rights are in a good mood

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white americans think they are superior becuse they were taughtto do so by less open minded people like their grand father great grandfather this in no way justified the murder of george floyd evan after continued requests from flooyd the cop remained on the poor mans neck and the result was detrimental causing the death of floyd and many other protesters and looters and when we thought we had a modern soceity with equality to all this happens

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As I said in an earlier comment, the entire situation is a loss but protests minimize the losses and although not caring is a strong statement, yes I would protest for something i cared for if: it is safe for me and everyone else and there are already existing protests in my area.

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Because it all depends on the level of damage/idiocy portrayed in the act that everyone is protesting against.

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I would most certainly protest against something I cared about. Because if someone truly cared about something they would try and do something to make it better or fix it.

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There are peaceful and violent protests because when protesters were protesting peacefully no change was taking place. So violence had to be considered because if they kept protesting peacefully and nothing was happening then what is the point.

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White people think they are superior than black people because it all began in the slave trade. Back in the days black people were slaves so now the white people think they are STILL superior and better than them.

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The black lives matter movement is an international human rights movement, originating from within the African-American community, which campaigns against violence and systemic racism towards black people. It is fighting for equal rights and for cops to be put in their places. Equality between 2 races. THEY'RE TRYING TO GET JUSTICE.

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In my opinion, it depends on the situation. I would protest if I felt strong about what I was protesting about, and if the situation was safe. In this case, there are police pepper srating people wo protest, and treating them with justice. If i was really passionate about the topic, I would go out on the streets regardless the topic, but I would really try to resolve problems in a peaceful manner.

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During the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, the Catholic Church justified capturing people of colour by saying their DNA is inferior, meaning that the blacks were 'destined' to be inferior and that they couldn't change that. Though this was along time ago, this prejudice has been passed along generations till today, where many whites believe that they are the chosen ones. This results in now Afro-americans being paid 35% less, as well as not having the same social facilities, such as educational institutions, as well as medical healthcare centres. It also means that they don't get the same opportunities as others, for example, Barack Obama was the 44th president and also the FIRST AFRO AMERICAN TO BECOME ONE. It shows that we needed to be in the 21ST CENTURY to accept we are all equal. By this we can infer that people of colour are not as politically famous as others. One of the major factors of racism in the modern day world is ignorance and lack of education. Many white Americans are not aware of Afro-Americans' inhumane past. To change this, we will first need to change the American School System and curriculum. Schools should HAVE to teach about the slave trade and how Afro-Americans had a huge positive impact on how America is today.

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I would DEFINITELY protest! We have voices, we should use them! We are all the same and if you see something different, then you're the problem.

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It would depend on the severity of the issue. If it was small or evidently pointless, then I wouldn't protest. If the issue, for example, the issue affected a large group of people then yes I would fight for it and gather the people that it affected. I would, of course, ensure that the protests would be safe and try to make sure no one goes too far. Personally though, I'd rather avoid protests because I never see the point.

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The Black Lives Matter Movement  is an activist group which spreads awareness and knowledge about the injustice which was, is, and will always happen to people of colour. They are able to spread this message in various different ways, one of the most prominent being peaceful protests. This group spreads the message worldwide. The government is persecuting protestants for trivial reasons. This is incorrect and shows how corrupt the American Government is. They are violating the First Amendment.

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Americans think they are superior to African Americans because of race, this thought has its origins back in the past. It all starts in the Atlantic Slave trade, when black Africans were sold to Americans by African leaders, the slaves were taken by force and sold later to American citizens. This created a racist ideology, since all the slaves were black, Americans always would think about slaves if they see a black man.
Later, as Christians ideas of equality, they needed a justification to be allowed to enslave Africans, so they said that Africans are biologically inferior and were destined to be slaves, which is not true, since skin colour is not supposed to affect someone's rights.
This ideology is not as common as before, but it is still existing, and has caused many problems round the world.

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I would protest without thinking twice! As the public, our voices and opinions matter. We control who is the next president, we have the right to vote. If we protest change will happen, and it does not mean we need to be violent. For example, Gandhi was one of the most successful protestors. He was an advocate for non violence. Gandhi is well known for his Salt March which was very successful. If we tried to use his actions and learn from them, we could have also gotten the BLM Movement to be more successful.

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there are peaceful and violent protests because there are different types of mindsets these people have.some resort to violence and others resort to reasoning and communication. these people are split up and thats why all the peaceful protests happen in the day since there is a lot of good energy there and violent protests happen at night when it is really moody.l

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I do not think we should protest because, yes public voices matter and we should all get to speak, BUT having these protests just cause chaos for everyone. its really messy and at the end of the day no one will really get to say what they think about. they think they are helping but when streets are flooding with rioters are they really helping? There are much better ways for your voice to be reached out and its in a much sensible manner because if you think about it why would they listen to us when they are trying to control the situation?

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Peaceful protests occur when citizens and residents are dissatisfied with a move of the government. People protest because they know they can make a difference by acting together. One thing that makes these peaceful protests violent is the fact that protestors start becoming emotional. By becoming emotional, protestors start forgetting the AIM of the gathering. To raise awareness. Instead, there starts to become a negative impact. For example many lives were lost because of the protest. If the protest stayed with a cause these consequences could have been avoided. Keeping the cause merely means basing what YOU stand for from facts and evidence. A violent protest is normally less beneficial than a peaceful protest. Violent protests normally occur when there is no impact from the peaceful protests.

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There are peaceful protests (but just NOT in the USA) because they want the police to listen and to reason with them. There are violent protests because the police aren't listening to them and they NEED justice so they try to get their attention, but at night time they are angry and tired so they protest violently.

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There are peaceful protests, where people go on to the streets, protests, and the situations isn't chaotic, but, there are violent protests, where police are involved, there are weapons, gun shots and lots of violence included

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The black lives matter movement is a group of people who are protesting against the death of many 'black' people. mainly to the death of officers. they aim to spread this awareness and help the officers who are racist think differently. it is also a movement where we stop being systematically racist and what this means is that black people are not judged by there looks on getting a job

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I believe the slave trade is what caused racism in society. White people are stereotyped to be superior due to the strife and the inequality between the races. Although this was many years ago, it definitely impacted the mentality on-wards, as today people are still aware of the story of the Atlantic slave-trade. It was also mentioned long ago that Africans had DNA that made them 'destined to be slaves', and although there is absolutely no evidence of this, some may still believe it, as of how many Africans were stolen and sold to work as a slave, though they have done nothing wrong. Today, with the influence of many activists, racism still lingers, however it isn't nearly as bad as it was during the Atlantic slave trade. I think that 'Whites', even if they don't mean to, are somewhat aware of how they used to have power and control over the Africans, and how much it has affected them, making it hard for them to look at Africans to be equal. And I think many Africans are aware of how much their kind suffered with slavery many years ago, which makes it hard for them to look at Americans and Europeans to be equal.

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I think that White people are prejudice that they are superior than African Americans, purely because of the image portrayed by the treatment of black people during the period of the Mid-Atlantic Slave trade. White people during this time abused black people, beat them, took everything away from them, demoralised them and put them down with derogatory terms. These actions are the root of problem, that is relevant to this matter, White privilege, because of this, many white people believe that they are superior than black people.

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I think that white American's think they are better that African Americans because during the slave trade the African's were taken to America to be slaves where they became African Americans. Ever since then the white Americans think they are better because of the past and how the African's worked for them. They can't get that just becuase in the past they had nothing that they have to have nothing today and that they need to make sure of it. They don't want to change what happened in the past.

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The black lives matter movement is about how white police officers are killing black people who are innocent. The movement was when many people from around the world started to protest that 'Black Lives Matter' after many black innocent people were killed by white police officers. The protesters are trying to prove to white police officers and everyone out there that we are all the same and just because they are a different colour they don't need to be treated differently and that they are all humans.

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I think that white Americans may think that they are superior to black Americans because during the slave trade, the traders justified their cruel actions and treatment of the African people by saying that they were genetically insignificant and were meant to be slaves. This way of thinking may have been heavily promoted in the U.S during the time of the Atlantic slave trade and then repeated by the parents to their children as an attempt to justify their ancestors' actions.

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The image is showing George Floyd, a black man who was killed by a white police officer. It makes me feel disappointed because this is not something that should be happening in today's world but is. The black lives movement is a global movement that started when a lot of innocent black people were killed by white police officers that wants to abolish racism altogether and bring justice to those killed by the police.

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The image shows George Floyd painted on a wall, this man was black and got  killed by a white police officer. It makes me feel sad because how people are not respecting their own laws, and how they go against a group of people just because of their race.
The Black Lives Matter is a global movement that was founded in the 2013, and it was  in response of the acquittal of Trayvon Martin's murderer. It's main goal is to eradicate white supremacy and prevent violence towards black people. It also promotes equality between all races.

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I would choose to protest because I feel like this sort of thing is a huge injustice and should not be happening in this day and age. I am especially annoyed that this has happened before and nothing has been done to change it.

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I would protest because we have rights and if those rights are being falsed then we have a right as human beings to say what we think. I would go for a peaceful protest so that people know that what they are doing or what ever I am protesting about so they know what we as a community think.

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There are two different kind of people when protesting there are the peaceful ones and teh violent ones. There is a very big difference. The peacful protesters want to show and prove that they are their for their community and that they care, they want to show loyalty as human beings. On the other hand the violent protesters who already show their sides of the story but they want to stop it once and for all so to get their voice heard more they feel the need to use violence to show what they mean.

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Peaceful and violent protests are happening around the world because they want change, justice and equality. Both types of protesters are campaigning for the same cause.

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I would protest in the case of something bad happened, depending if the actions have been taken or not, all the humans have the rights to take actions against injustice, and we have the right to speak and tell what we think. Protesting is good to spread information among people and make them speak about what they think. Protesting peacefully is always better because if you protest violently, and vandalise, you are causing more injustice against innocent people.

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There are peaceful protest depending of how grave the situation is. A protest will be peaceful if the people is listening and the authorities already noticed the problem and are planning about taking actions.

A protest will be violent if the problem is very serious, and it is mostly ignored by other people or by the athorities. It will also be violent when there is already a problem, but then another problem of the same type occurs.

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I think that white Americans think that they are more superior than African Americans because African Americans were slaves from the late 1400s to the mid-1900s century. Black people were known for having a "filthy" skin colour and the people with white skin where pure. Most of the African countries weren't rich so the Americans had taken them to make them into slaves. White Americans used to believe (some still do) that African Americans are dangerous and they have no future and they were brought into this world to be slaves but if you think about why in modern society people are afraid of African Americans it always leads to them saying " Well they scare me because they are always in gangs" but if you go back in history about gangs they were always peaceful and gangs only existed to keep their people safe from the police.

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The painting on this wall repersents that in our hearts Floyd and all of the African americans lifes that were taken

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I think that some white Americans may think that they are better than black Americans because they believe that their origins come directly from America and the black Americans come from African countries. Additionally, I believe that the white Americans believe that they brought the black Americans over and that they should not consider it their home or their homeland and should not have the same equal rights or opportunities despite what the American constitution says about the rights of every American. This statement directly correlates to slavery in Africa and how it effected how they are treated today. Some of the events that happened still show through with how black Americans are treated.

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I believe that the image portrays him as free now compared to when the police officer choked him to death. The quote, "I can breathe now" is a direct reference to the way he was brutally killed and it is a shocking reminder of the event. The image in its colour and positivity it radiates makes me feel very hopeful that people may actually respond and understand this worthy cause. It makes you feel annoyed that this man was deprived of his life for such petty crimes whereas  a man of a different race would've supposedly been treated differently. This is what has made people so angry about this situation and why the Black Lives Matters movement exists, to raise awareness of inequalities.

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I believe that I would choose to protest because I think that this issue is a very serious matter that needs to be addressed. Although, to see what the protests have caused is probably worsening the matter as people are burning buildings, breaking cars, and throwing homemade bombs around. To add to that, the coronavirus pandemic is also at its highest now in the United States and people are coming out after the curfews and completely disregarding all laws the government are placing on restrictions and protesting. If a protest turns into violence I would leave, you cant assume that every police officer is unequal like Derek Chauvin.

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My thoughts on peaceful and violent protests.

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I think that there are people who deliberately go to protests to cause violence. They think that a protest is an opportunity to cause violence which takes the focus off the matter at hand and puts it onto getting revenge. I think that protests are only constructive for any nation if they are calm, organised, and non-violent to put all emphasis on the matter and change people's views for the better. Articulating an issue with intelligent arguments and presenting evidence is more effective than breaking shop windows. For instance, a black American man's shop was set on fire, smashed, and looted to raise awareness for the matter of Floyds death. How does that promote the issue? This is precisely why I think that Violent protests are not effective and also quite frankly very damaging to property and people who are involved.

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White Americans have always thought that they were more superior than African Americans. This is because of the slave trade, which happened from that late 15th to the mid 19th century. America needed more people to become servants or settlers to help with their new land, so they looked at Africa. Africa was a poor country in the first place, they didn't have much like the Americans. Back then, White Americans have always seen African Americans as a lower status than themselves, like they deserve the worst. They think that by the colour of their skin that they were destined to be slaves. Today, it has changed but not completely. Some people around the world still think that the White Americans are better than the African Americans, just because of the colour of their skin. Some police around the United States to this day, are still treating African Americans like their nothing and they deserve nothing. So this is why slavery has had a big impact on their ancestors, many didn't/don't have a good education, don't receive as much money as they deserve and don't live as good of a life than White Americans.

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I think White Americans still think that they are more superior than African-Americans because of the slave trade. African-Americans were taken in as slaves by the White Americans from the 15th - 19th century. And some Americans are still in the mindset that African-Americans are destined to be slaves, so they are still racist towards them.

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I think that the reason this is happening is because of many people and regions still carry on the racism mentality instead of the new one which is everyone is equal and because of what used to happen in the past but what these people  don’t know is that these different colored people are  stronger and able to protect themselves so these people have to stop calling them black And shouldn’t give them sells confidence or permission permission to allow themselves to speak about other people like that because people nowadays are not stupid they understand and any thing that happened in the past has nothing to do with them

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The black lives matter movement is an international human rights movement to spread awareness about the injustice towards African-Americans. The Americans are fighting for equality by peacefully and violently protesting.

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The history of racism can always be traced back to slavery. White people began to think themselves superior when they outsmarted African tribes to give them their prisoners from other tribes. They viewed Africans as property and heavily mistreated them. Nowadays slavery might've been abolished but racism is still very apparent with the US. It is harder for a black person to find a job than a white person. A lot of the police are more patient with whites more than with blacks. If a white man had a gun and was threatening to murder someone, it is more likely that a policeman will try to console him. If a black man pulls a wallet out of his pocket it is likely for the police to shoot him without question. A lot of the racism towards black people comes with the image that white Americans have given them. They are no longer given an image that they are less superior like in the times of slavery. Or even in the times of MLK and Rosa Parks where laws where put against them such as the infamous bus seat law. Nowadays they are given an image of violence and criminality. When racists view African Americans, they have an image in their head of a dangerous neighbourhoods where you can die at any second. This is why police are more violent towards blacks. In my opinion racism originated with slavery, but overtime it was transformed into not a feeling of superiority, but a feeling of fear.

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slavery is when you take black people and use them in any way you wish(back then it was white people doing this). and the sad thing is even when slavery is over we still see black people as the "bad" or the "ugly ones". same goes to kids. if you google the doll test, kids will be asked which doll it better, bad or ugly. nealry all of them said that the white dolls where the prettyer ones(yes even some back kids called themselves ugly). and most cops see black people as an instant victam. slavery and racism relate so much because people today still make black people look bad and armed.

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I think the reason racism is a thing is because of slavery. Everyone thought Martin Luther King stopped racism but it still happens today which is really bad. I think the reason racism still happens today is because back in the slave trade times all the white people would tell their kids about black people and the stories kept on getting carried through all the generations. Even today some people see themselves more superior just because hundreds of years ago their ancestors were slaves. Some people see black people as threats like police officers have killed a black man for holding a nerf gun in public. A white girl got kidnapped and the government and police spent 13 months looking for her but when a black girl went missing no one cared.

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this is the movement of the people who really care about george floyd and want vengeance for him. this is a mix of protests and riots. this isn't just for george. its for all the black people who had to go though this. they all want a change in the training of a cop because you need more training to become a barber than a cop. this shows how unqualified most cops are and why this is happening.

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yes of course. without the current protest im sure this would keep happening. we need to show the power of the community. if you this this is bad then stand up. don't suffer in silence. but i whould not at this time due to coronavirus.

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in my opinion, the photo encourages those to fight and strive for society to be fair, in George's favor. Society itself took so many black lives from living a life where they should be happy and free. I absolutely feel pity for all those who had to face a tragic encounter, just because of their race, skin colour, or gender. Although police are generally figures that serve and protect, I believe they shouldn't go to violent or extreme actions to stop people from fighting for their rights. The Black Lives matter movement is a movement of those trying to and supporting the civil rights of equality.

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Of course! I would do anything to support what's right, although not to the extent where I would cause damage or create strife with anyone, specifically the police. It's important to be brave and stand up for what you think is right, even if it doesn't necessarily relate to you. Even if you are unable to include yourself physically, you can always support a cause from behind the scenes, either its spreading the word to inspire others to help, or just hoping or praying it all goes right. Currently, the pandemic is still in place and increasing in great amounts. And though the BLM protests are extremely important, I believe we should support it in ways while staying home and letting the world heal first.

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Back when the slave trade was huge white people were the ones in power and the ones who were 'owning' black people as their slaves. It would be white people who would be the sailors and white people who were bidding for the 'slaves'. The sailors would severely neglect the black people and treat them like things and not people. They would mercilessly kill them as well. This slave trade was sort of the foundation for the racial hierarchy. So even to this day some white people believe they are still in power and more important than black people, this may have been the reason for the police officer to ignore Floyd's words.

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The image shows George Floyd who was murdered by a police officer and his death sparked many riots. This image makes me feel several emotions some of which I can't really explain. It makes you feel a little sad but also happy with a sense of hope as well somehow. The Black Lives Matter Movement is a protest against the racism and discrimination against black people.

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Ever since the beginning of the 17th century, innocent people were kidnapped from their homes  in the continent of Africa and unjustly condemned to servitude. Even though slavery was abolished in the United States in the year 1865, it has unalterably influenced racism today.
During the time of slavery, white-skinned westerners introduced the term 'race' to 'justify' the way they treated people from Africa.
They said that it was legal to enslave African people because they had darker skin and thus they were 'biologically' inferior (even though there is NO evidence AT ALL supporting this statement).
So even after the slave trade was outlawed, it was (and it still IS at times) nearly impossible for black people to attain an equal status in society with white people.

Additionally, the African continent lost most of its population because of the slave trade (most of the slaves taken were men and that of course impacted the population too), and underpopulation inhibits countries' developments and it hinders innovations that help the country prosper and assert itself/make a name for itself in the global society. Furthermore, the African countries also suffered from foreign conquests (Western conquests) since the armies didn't have enough soldiers who would be able to defend their homeland.
And when nearly an entire continent is submerged in poverty, unfortunately - people from other countries will not look up to it, instead, they will look down.

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The reason there are violent protests is because people want to be heard and some people feel that peaceful protests aren't working. Many people still prefer peaceful protests as this is a calm way to show people what they are protesting for is the right instead of looting and arson.

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The reason there are violent protests is because people want to be heard and some people feel that peaceful protests aren't working. Many people still prefer peaceful protests as this is a calm way to show people what they are protesting for is the right instead of looting and arson.

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The image you have picked shows us george floyd who was killed by a white police officer which caused alot of protests, riots and the Black Lives Matter is a protest to try help everyone no matter what skin colors have equal rights and equal pay and be treated just how you would want to be treated.

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yes if i really cared about it i would go and protest for what i think is right and try make a difference then just sit around and do nothing

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well in every peaceful protest there are people who will make trouble which causes the protest to be violent say there are 100 people protesting but 1 will start something bad and as the protesters amount get bigger their will be more people who wanna start something bad which causes it to turn out bad sometimes.

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The image Helen posted depicts a chalk drawn mural of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died when a white police officer intentionally suffocated him. So many lives have been lost at the hands of police officers - people who are supposed to PREVENT murder and other crimes from happening and not be the CAUSE of it!  Yes, I know that Mr. Floyd commited a few crimes, for which he served a sentence in prison. But to kill an unarmed man for using counterfeit money to buy something as petty as CIGARETTES is taking it WAY beyond the limit of moral standards. Such abominable cruelty should NOT be accepted.
This mural has been created to commemorate George Floyd. From what I know about this man is that he was a good person, despite facing several arrests for theft and drug possession - he was described as a 'gentle giant' by his friends. I can only imagine how hard it must be for his friends and family right now.
It makes my blood run cold to think that people can treat other human beings in such a despicable way.
Mr. Floyd's arrest and death has provoked international 'Black Lives Matter' protests that address racial inequalities that are undeniably still evident in the present day. 'Black Lives Matter' is a global-scale human rights movement.  People that join the BLM movement campaign against violence and any form of racial discrimination towards black people - because yes, black lives DO matter. ALL lives matter.

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I think the reason white Americans feel superior to African-Americans is because since as far as history traces back, white people in general always had leverage over everyone else because the colour of their skin was lighter. Life has been like that for a very long time and the Slave Trade is just one example of it. Yes, it was never right for people to be treated different because of their skin colour and it still isn't, however, I think it's because of this long history of lighter skinned people having so much power in the world that some of today's white Americans feel like it's necessary or their right to be able to look down on African-Americans.

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I would definitely protest against something I care about and try to make a difference. But I wouldn't protest to the point where I would cause damage.

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The image represents the justice being taken for George Floyd and what protestors aim to achieve by protesting. As you can see on the painting of George Floyd, his shirt  quotes, "I can breathe now". This shows the aimed equality of white people and people of colour as a vast reason why the protests started was because even after pleading for help saying, "I can't breath", the officer still wouldn't remove his knee from Floyd's neck.
Personally, I support the movement they have started in America and I think this image and especially the painting is a really good representation of how most people want the world to change.
The Black Lives Matter movement is a movement protesting equality within white people and people of colour. It is being spread throughout the world in many social media platforms and through physical protests as well.

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There peaceful and violent protests because with issues as large as BLM there will inevitably different types of people with varying feelings about it. There will be people who think that to be heard properly they must resort to violence or other extreme measures; on the contrary, there will be people who know that they can get their message across without violence. The type of protest just depends on the type of people protesting.

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Some people really want to be heard, so they become violent in hopes that they are seen and heard, and they also think that peaceful protests aren't heard as much as violent protests

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If I cared about something very, very deeply and there was nothing else that I could do to change the way things were by peacefully putting a statement out there (perhaps by contacting a news station to spread the word or by posting something on social media with the help of my parents as I myself do not have any social media account - without putting anyone else and myself in danger, or by publicly speaking in a public space where lots of people that would listen to me were gathered - if the pandemic didn't exist, of course), and by raising public awareness by sharing the message with my friends and family, who would then share it with other people, who would tell their own friends and family members, etc., then yes - of course I would protest for something that is right and something that I believe in, but only peacefully ; I would not engage in any violent protesting that would harm anyone or break any laws that SHOULD have been inaugurated - some laws are unfairly prejudiced against certain people. I believe that brute force during protesting only puts more innocent people in danger - if you act violently (vandalize buildings, commit arson, and hurl yourself at police cars, etc.) it indeed DOES draw attention to yourself but you will not be treated seriously. It is especially dangerous to start riots in times like this, during the Covid-19 pandemic, if people gather together in large groups, the virus will spread at rapid rates. But I believe that people should take action to do anything in their might to make their voices heard, but only if it does not harm others, of course.

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people think that there skin color defines how superior they are or their status even though skin doesnt matter at all its all the same no matter the tone the shade or the look :)

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I would without a doubt protest in what I believe in if I was given the chance. Whether it is physically outside on the streets or simply by supporting it simply through a social media platform.

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george floyd was an african american man who was killed by a racist police man he wanted to buy a cigar packet for a few dollars but payed with a 20 dollar bill but got scammed so he calls the police to come help but the police thought that he was the criminal just based off of his skin colour which is completely wrong and messed up and you cant find any excuse to change that :)

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yes i would definitely go and protest for george floyd because what happened was really bad and i dont think that they should have done what they did :)

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violent protests are there to show and prove that all people are ready to stand up and fight for others no matter what race they are. peacful protests are just protestors that dont want to do much but also want to show that they have been moved by what happened

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I think there are peaceful and violent protests because people have different opinions on how effective a peaceful or violent protest will be. For some, it may be that they believe a violent protest is the only way to really get the message across and how serious they are about it. And for others, it may be that peaceful protests are easier to gather more people to start speaking out, also being very effective because it will show that there are so many people coming together for this movement which could possibly make a difference.

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Peaceful and Violent Protests - Kalina Sliz

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Peaceful and Violent Protests - Kalina Sliz

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Organized marches, SYMBOLIC protests that do not involve any form of violence. Yes, protests will always be a form of  disobedience, but these are 'civil' acts of defiance - if people do not disobey those in authority, then they won't make a difference. Through peaceful protesting, we can make a difference, while staying safe ourselves and not putting anyone else in danger.
You can still make an impact without being aggressive and forceful. Some examples of peaceful protests that were effective are: 'The Salt March' led by Mahatma Gandhi, the 1913 'Suffrage Parade', Rosa Park's 'Montgomery Bus Boycott', the 'March on Washington' - Martin Luther King Jr.

But at times peaceful protests are not enough - people still don't listen even if the people protesting are making a valid point. That is when protests turn violent. People become desperate and they feel as if their message will be sent across if they engage in violent protests - more people will be aware of what is going on. While it IS true that violent protests draw more attention than peaceful marches, that does not mean that they are more effective. People protest because they believe that they can make a difference TOGETHER. That is why they SHOULD work together - as entire communities, global communities. But the only way to reach out to so many people is by putting the message forward. Through protests. But not protests that do more harm than they thwart (put a stop to). We need more PEACEFUL protests, but these protests need to be HUGE in order to make a difference.  Online interactions about injustice are more than just chatter - they lay the foundations for mass protests that will make an impact. Through the internet, the 'message' that needs to be sent out, will be broadcasted to the world.

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Violent protest occur when people know that they want to get there word across and they will most likely do anything to get there word across but on the other hand peaceful protests are more calm and nobody would usually get hurt so you or any one else are not putting there lives at risk.

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I would to show how involved I am against un privileged black men and women. I would definitely bring a mask and some goggles since there are some violence, including the police officers throwing tear gas. Especially, throwing 'Rubber covered bullets' ads big as your own hand. A white women got shot making a hole in her head/eye while protesting. I would go there to spread awareness. Make sure to bring milk in a bottle or in a spray bottle so if you get tear gas thrown at you, you can put milk on the area that is irritating you, it will go away eventually. I am proud that this has finally been aware and I hope it ends up happily.