Black Americans See Biased System in Rittenhouse Verdict
Demonstrators hold signs outside of the Kenosha County Courthouse during closing arguments in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial in Kenosha, Wisconsin, U.S., on Nov. 16.
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Chicago (AP) -- For many Black Americans, Kyle Rittenhouse's acquittal on all charges by a Wisconsin jury on Friday confirmed their belief in two justice systems: one for white people and another for Black people.
Rittenhouse, the two men he killed and the man he wounded were all white, but the case has been linked from the start to issues of race and the criminal justice system.