I am not sure which incidents were in Texas and Alabama, but I do not remember any graphic videos, just the news reports and an occasional photograph, whereas videos in those days was far less ubiquitous. It wasn't until the mid-1970s that Warner Wolfe made a name for himself saying: ''Let's go to the video tape''. And Cable and ESPN only proliferated in the 1980s.
That said, whatever the facts of the happenings in Fergusson demand justice---for Brown and/or Wilson. IMHO the disturbing facets are the ''rush to judgment'' without the facts by the media and by the general populace (and some on this board)---but those are typical I fear. What is IMHO more dismaying and unjustifiable are the political leaders inciting mistrust in the system which led to the bewildering riots.
I do believe the African-American struggles are more numerous, but I doubt whether a Mexican-American in south Texas or a Puerto Rican-American in New York, or even an Indian-American or Chinese-American would have received much different treatment from white Americans at any stage of the integration process --- but each minority group seems to react differently than the African Americans.
IMHO it is the core family unit which is at the heart of almost every individual's ethics/culture, and this should be addressed in this regard, as well.
