INSIDE STORY-BACKLASH AGAINST OBAMA'S ELECTION-NOV 26-PART 2
- 12 years ago
The election of Barack Obama as the first black president of the United States was seen as a huge step forward in the fight for equality.
But according to statistics gathered by civil rights groups there's been a sharp rise in race-hate crime across America. Hundreds of incidents of violence and vandalism against ethnic minorities have been reported since Election day.
But according to statistics gathered by civil rights groups there's been a sharp rise in race-hate crime across America. Hundreds of incidents of violence and vandalism against ethnic minorities have been reported since Election day.