Although racism can be much more discreet in 2025 than it was in the 1940s, it doesn’t mean that the old-fashioned brand of bigotry that is largely viewed as socially unacceptable no longer exists. In fact, if you are Black, queer, a woman, or all of the above, and you find yourself in the wrong neighborhood, city, or state, you might get a harrowing up-close look at how our ancestors were treated before civil rights.

According to reporting by the Fredericksburg Free Press, a Black, queer, married couple was attacked by a band of violent white people back in July after pulling over to inspect what they thought to be damage to their vehicle. Before Amylah Majors and Jamaria Gaskins, 23 and 24 years old, respectively, could get out of the car, they saw a man give them a “thumbs up” signal a

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