The violent rally by white supremacists, neo-Nazis and other racist groups in Charlottesville, Virginia, earlier this month was the latest example of the perpetual racism in the US against African Americans and other minorities, a researcher and historian in Washington says.
The deadly clashes incited by neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and other “white terrorist organizations” are “a continuation of activities and actions that have happened that promoted a larger ideology white supremacy that is as old as the presence of English speaking whites in what we now call America,” said Randy Short, who has a Ph.D in African studies.
“What we saw [in Charlottesville] is on a certain level a continuation of terrorism, violence and intimidation that has happened [since] time immemorial in America,” Short told Press TV.
The white supremacists, neo-Nazis and KKK members participating at the “Unite the Right” event in Charlottesville were…