In 2012, a gunman opened fire on worshippers at the Sikh Temple in Oak Creek, WI. Six people were killed and 35 injured before the gunman took his own life. Investigators initially refused to categorize the mass shooting as a hate crime even though the gunman was a white supremacist. The attack is yet another example of the widespread White terrorism targeting South Asian, Muslim, and Arab Americans following the World Trade Center attacks on 9/11.
Resources
- When Bad Things Happen: Help kids navigate our sometimes-violent world - Sean McCollum, SPLC Learning for Justice
- Teaching on Days After: Educating for Equity in the Wake of Injustice - Alyssa Hadley Dunn
- We Too Sing America - Deepa Iyer
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