In the United States, serious human rights violations against blacks, in addition to slavery, lynchings, Jim Crow legislation, and black codes, were followed through policies and practices that continue to harm Black communities today. The U. S. government The U. S. government has never adequately explained those mistakes, which continue to have an effect on blacks through structural racism and pervasive racial inequality. Under foreign human rights law, governments have a legal responsibility to provide effective remedies for human rights violations in addition to reparations. Human Rights Watch documents that the ongoing effects of This History advocates that the United States recognize the human dignity of blacks in the United States, fix the lasting damage of slavery, and take steps to directly address racial inequality.
