Packet 10: Bonus 15

The lenient sentence that two white men received for killing this person was characterized by activists as a “3,000 dollar license to kill.” For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this person murdered in 1982 by two white men who judge Charles Kaufman claimed were not “the kind of men you send to jail.” Helen Zia helped found American Citizens for Justice after the death of this person.
ANSWER: Vincent Chin
[10m] Vincent Chin was a Chinese-American victim of “Japan-bashing” in this state. A journalist from this state who interviewed witnesses to Chin’s death later confronted CEO Roger Smith about massive job layoffs.
ANSWER: Michigan [or MI]
[10e] The Japan-bashing of the 1980s was partially motivated by Japanese success in this industry. Michael Moore covered mass layoffs in this industry in Flint.
ANSWER: automotive [accept synonyms like cars; prompt on manufacturing]
<EC, American History> | NAFTA-Packet-10

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