African American Role In Society

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I have started forming a thesis to my question and right now with all the research i have found so my answer is “ to somewhat extent” . For example, I see improvement in African American Women socio-economic life but their are still things that didn't change and it even became more negative. Such as the amendments were addressed and gave people the opportunity and the right to do things they didn't have before but that still didn't change people (Whites) point of view of African Americans role in society. I have sufficient information to begin formulating an argument. The information I have found has taken me in an unexpected direction because there's a lot of disagreement and real life people that have experience the hate and mistreatment

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