WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden and top White House officials railed against white supremacy on Monday (Aug 28), asking Americans to unite against hatred in the wake of what authorities describe as a
"Hate will not prevail in America," Biden told civil rights leaders and administration officials in the East Room of the White House."Now is the time for all Americans to speak up. History is being erased, books are being banned."
He hailed his administration's work to fight against hate crimes, voter suppression and ensuring equal rights for all, as well as making lynching a federal hate crime. A 21-year old white gunman shot and killed three black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday. The, later died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Biden said the killings were being investigated as a hate crime.
Hate crimes in the US surged nearly 12 per cent in 2021, according to the latest data available, the FBI said in March, with the majority fueled by racial or ethnic bias.
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