Maintaining democratic stability and respect for human rights in the
United States is becoming a challenge in the face of current crises. In
order to meet this challenge, Leo Kempe examines the influence of
ethnicity and living space on the status of democracy. In the context of
the Black Lives Matter movement, he uses the examples of Washington,
D.C., and Minneapolis, Minnesota, to illuminate how discrimination
against African Americans in U.S. neighborhoods leads to the
destabilization of the democratic system. His analysis provides insight
into the connections between the lives of African Americans, geography,
and democracy in the United States. This is because prevailing
stereotypes, alienation, and exclusion lead to stark social inequality.
