You will find Jewish persecution, Chinese persecution, Japanese persecution, Black persecution, communist persecution and red baiting, atheist persecution- the history of the US is a history of persecution
Please read the following definitions and see if you want to reconsider your statement:
persecute: To oppress or harass with ill-treatment, especially because of race, religion, sexual orientation, or beliefs.
oppress: To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority
harass: To irritate or torment persistently.
Yes, you can say Blacks were persecuted. You can, also, make a case that, for a brief period of time, both Japanese-Americans during WWII and communists during the McCarthy era were persecuted, but you'll have a hard time making convincing arguments for other groups. |
