He saught his fortune in New York but was murdered by the New York police force. Not less than 41 shots were fired at this unarmed young African. James Byrd Jr., an African-American, was walking home from a family gathering after midnight when he was picked up by white supremacists, beaten, stomped, and dragged for about three miles. He died in the ordeal. Ahmed Diallo and James Byrd Jr. died because of their African ancestry.
Racism is well and alive in United States.
It was stamped out the law system but the prejudices remain. Sometimes the prejudices directed against people of African ancestry turn into acts of barbarism. In their quest to melt into American society some Africans tend to develop a high sense of individualism. They have seen on the continent the harm Africans may inflict on fellow Africans and have become frozen inside with respect to Africa and African culture. They take the wrong route.