GUNS, RACE, MACHISMO AND OPPRESSION

Authors

  • Harold A McDougall Professor of Law, Howard University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25159/2520-9515/878

Abstract

WHAT ’S THE PROBLEM AND WHERE DID IT ORIGINATE ?

The murder of Trayvon Martin in 2012 and the acquittal of his killer George Zimmerman a year later were deeply disturbing events, inflaming racial tension3 and provoking nationwide protests in the United States (http://bostonherald.com 2013).Two years later, I find myself seeing the tragedy as a reflection of an American culture burdened not only by racism, but also by wider oppression and subordination, hyper-masculinity, violence and an obsession with guns.

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