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Political violence varies widely in form, severity, and practice. In political science, a common organizing framework is to consider the types of violence which are used by the relevant actors: violence between non-state actors, one-sided violence which is perpetrated by a state actor against civilians, and violence between states.
The worst contamination at the Capitol was in the Hart Senate Office Building. In all, five people died, and 22 people became infected with variations of anthrax disease. [43] Of those who died, two were employees of American Media, two were postal workers and one was a New York hospital employee who worked near the mail room. [44]
The target of the attack was Hamaas Abdul Khaalis, a former leader and critic of the Nation of Islam, who mailed letters to the ministers of all fifty mosques criticizing Elijah Muhammad. Seven individuals of the Black Mafia were tried and convicted. Khaalis would later lead the Hanafi Siege in 1977 to bring awareness to the killings. [17]
Many assassination attempts, both successful and unsuccessful, were motivated by a desire to change the policy of the American government. [1] Not all such attacks, however, had political reasons. Many other attackers had questionable mental stability, and a few were judged legally insane.
Rancheria Tulea massacre – American slavers attack Rancheria Tulea in retaliation for the escape of Indian slaves. White slavers 13 June/July 1847 Slave raid 12–20 unknown Sutter County, California: Konkow Maidu slaver massacre – Konkow Maidu massacred so that ~30 of their women and children could be carried off into slavery. White slavers 14
The 575-page Critical Incident Review of the botched law enforcement response to the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting said the victims “experienced unimaginable horror” and “witnessed ...
On May 31 and June 1, 1921, a white mob started the Tulsa race massacre attacking residents and businesses of the African-American community known as Black Wall Street, in the Greenwood area in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in what is considered one of the worst incidents of racial violence in United States History.
Today marks one year since Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing over 1,100 people and taking hundreds more hostage. The event spurred the start of the Israel-Hamas War, which has ...