The role of legacy of slavery in the involvement of African Americans in crime is immense. It can be considered as a tragedy that the black Americans were considered as the slave, which has led them to the drug addiction, several kinds of crime and family breakdown. The constitution of the United States is not enough to abolish the legacy of slavery (McNamara & Burns, 2018). From the researches and studies, it has been identified that there is a criminal stereotype for the African American crimes. It has been observed that the Black Americans are the victims of the hate crimes in the United States till now