Contemporary Connections-Final Project

    All you see over the news or any social media site are the riots of African American's because a white police officer shot an African American. To be honest I don't see a connection in comparing these incidents to Beloved , but what I do see is a connection of the affect of slavery of the kind which Beloved highlights. 
    Because of our nation's past, with the racism and slavery, I believe is the cause of the rioting. It's a couple decades later then when it should have happened, but hey no one is perfect. In the time of slavery which Beloved is written about, there were few riots with in the African American community. Unfortunately those African Americans were mostly linnched for their actions. There were even some slaves who were forced to conceive so that their owners would have more slaves to put to work or sell. Slaves would kill their own children our of love and to give their owners and the white society and big screw you. In today's society it is different. Everyone is equal and we all have the same rights but still there are people of EVERY race who are racist against another race for whatever reason. Obviously the extent to give the opposite race a big screw you isn't one of modering children, but is one of uprising. Except now a days the solution isn't violent by killing to make the riots end, it is violence to stop the rioting and remain peaceful. Honestly today is just the same back them and it seems to me that it is slowly getting worse and more violent. I feel like all the rioting and violence is not because of the racism card, because black officers shoot white citizens just as much if not more, and their are no riots broadcasted about then.