Foner Said It!

So, in one of the Foner readings (pages 861-866) he addresses The Spread of Imprisonment more specifically pages 862-863) and what was up with that. In 1992 the "case" with Rodney King (Rodney King was beat by a police officer and a by-stander got it on tape) Foner talks about, reminds me of a number civil situations that are happening everyday with the injustice minorities must face everyday. We have the Trayvon Martin and Zimmerman "case", the Brelo "case", the Baltimore Riots, and many other instances where we see things like the Rodney King "case". This issue makes me think and wonder, again, if we really progressed at all when speaking civil-y within the states..? I mean, we kinda progressed "politically", but why does that matter if a minority goes somewhere social and is harmed because wherever that minority went, say a grocery store, politics aren't really encouraged as much as they should be. Now what if you were that minority, how would you deal with such a thing? This leads me to a few questions of: can we solve this civil conflicts? If so, how? If not, how come? Can/May our generation make a difference when talking abut civil matters? Comment below and tell me any solutions you have or anything you thing involving social injustices, issues or whatever... I'm curious!