A Culture of White Violence: The Enduring Impact of Slavery on Contemporary Interracial Killings.

The article examines the relationship between the historical legacy of slavery and contemporary interracial homicide rates, particularly focusing on White-on-Black killings in the American South. It argues that the institution of slavery established cultural norms and values that perpetuate White violence against Black individuals, with empirical findings indicating that counties with a higher historical dependence on slavery experience significantly higher rates of White-on-Black homicide today. Conversely, the legacy of slavery does not appear to influence other racial homicide patterns, such as Black-on-White or intra-racial homicides. The study emphasizes the importance of acknowledging historical factors in understanding current racial violence and suggests that the legacy of slavery continues to shape race relations in the United States. [Extracted from the article]