After reading the excerpts from Ida B. Wells, we can see parallels between nineteenth century treatment and the present-day treatment of Black Americans. Wells writes, "No matter that our laws presume every man innocent until he is proved guilty; no matter that it leaves a certain class of individuals completely at the mercy of another class; ... no matter that mobs make a farce of the law and a mockery of justice..." What current events can this passage be related to?

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