Islam

From the Huffington Post, a Muslim taxi driver was shot on Thanksgiving day. The driver was shot in the shoulder after driving away then the passenger brought out a rifle and began to shoot. The driver had been answering the passengers questions related to his Islamic religion and how he doesn't support ISIS. Reporters and police are classifying this as a hate crime.

Hate crimes have been present throughout our history against those with opposing religions. The Mormons has towns burned down and the Chinese were isolated into specific areas of towns across America, formally known as Chinatowns(Lippy 252). What's different about the recent Islamic attacks on Muslims in America is that many are supporting the Muslims, even arguing that the government should step in stating people have the right to religious exercises and beliefs. Whereas back in the day, the government wouldn't have stepped in and many would support and take part of the hate against various religions.