Racial violence has been a pervasive and disturbing aspect of Black history, with numerous incidents of discrimination, oppression, and brutality against African Americans. One of the most notorious periods of racial violence in American history is the era of lynching, particularly during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Lynching was a form of extrajudicial punishment in which mobs of white people would torture, mutilate, and kill Black individuals, often with impunity.

The Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921 is another tragic example of racial violence in Black history. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a prosperous Black neighborhood known as "Black Wall Street" was destroyed by a white mob, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of Black residents and the displacement of thousands more. The destruction and loss of life during the Tulsa Race Massacre had a lasting impact on the Black community in Tulsa and reverberated throughout the country.

The civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s also saw widespread racial violence, with acts of domestic terrorism committed against civil rights activists and Black communities. Notable examples include the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1963, which killed four young Black girls, and the assassination of civil rights leaders such as Medgar Evers and Martin Luther King Jr.

While progress has been made in combating racial violence and discrimination, incidents of police brutality, hate crimes, and racial profiling continue to disproportionately affect the Black community today. It is essential to confront and address the legacy of racial violence in Black history in order to work towards a more just and equitable society.