The recent death of an African American teenage girl in the state of Kentucky while in police custody is just a “drop in the bucket” of what blacks face, a researcher and historian in Washington says.
“There’s a history of violence, brutality, cruelty,” against blacks, said Dr. Randy Short, who has a Ph.D in African studies.
Blacks still “really don’t have human rights” in portions of the United States, including in Kentucky, Dr. Short told Press TV on Tuesday.
“Thousands and thousands and thousands of Americans are murdered by law enforcement and also prison personnel,” he added.
Despite what the US media and some politicians claim, “the main killers, the main agents of terrorism in American history have been white people,” Dr. Short said.
A demonstration was held in New York City on Monday to protest the death of 16-year-old Gynnya McMillen while in police custody.
McMillen died in January in her prison cell. The black girl was…