Hate crimes has been a tragic part of American history. Hate crimes are
             violent acts consciously directed against people, property or organizations
             because of the group to which they belong are identified with. These crimes have
             also been associated with how long sentences should be for these crimes.
             Longer sentences for hate crimes have been mostly effective and very
             helpful for the victim and/or the victim's family to get over their grief with ease.
             This report will help you decide weather or not longer sentences are necessary of
             Before getting into the issue at hand, you should know a little about the
             past of racism and hate crimes and what may have started this whole controversy
             Back in the 1960's , there was an ac that was put into effect. This act was
             called the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This act prohibits discrimination in
             employment, public accommodations and federal funding. It also gives the Justice
             Department power to act to protect civil rights. This act came about during the
             Civil Rights movement. The Civil Rights movement achieved important victories
             that has changed the history of America. Congress passes legislation prohibiting
             racial, religious or ethnic discrimination.
             During the 70's, Affirmative action programs fuel tensions between whites
             and racial minorities. Many immigrants have came to the United States from
             Asian countries. This is because of the jobs the United States had to offer.
             Discriminatory harassment has also been increasing in the 1980's. Racial
             tensions on college and university campuses, leading to adoption of codes
             prohibiting "discriminatory harassment." Many students weren't able to do the
             same things as other students because of their race. This made many of the
             citizens prejudice during this time.
             During the 1990's, speech codes became a huge problem. Criticism of
             campus speech codes mounts from conserv...