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Published June 1, 2020
Victoria Wolcott wrote an op-ed article for the New York Daily News discussing how recent incidents of violence against African Americans highlight two related historical phenomena that structure American race relations. “Monday’s incident (in which a white woman called police when an African American man asked her to leash her dog) reflects the legacy of segregation.
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