On a cold February night in 2012, a young African-American high school student by the name of Trayvon Martin (aged 17 at the time of the incident) was shot and killed by 28 year old George Zimmerman due to what many believe to be Zimmerman’s racial profiling and prejudice towards Martin. Events such as the one mentioned above have punctuated American history since it’s founding in 1776. Although racist practices such as slavery and segregation are no longer legal, racism is still an epidemic that plagues the nation.
Stated in the “unanimous” Declaration of the United States of America is the self evident truth that “all men are created equal”. American society has moved towards the ideals outlined within the Declaration that explicitly state the equality of all citizens. There have been multiple movements throughout American history that have ultimately resulted in the modern laws we have today that seek to limit and eliminate racial discrimination. Furthermore, the absence of segregation seen today, when compared to the amount prevalent at the time of the Declaration’s signing, only further reinforces this point. On the other hand, the increase in America’s diversity that stems from immigration makes it issues that arise …show more content…
Since then, social equality movements brought on by powerful individuals such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. have changed the way race is socially seen and equal rights for all races is now no longer just a dream in the US. Nowadays, legalized forms of racism such as slavery and apartheid have been
Stated in the “unanimous” Declaration of the United States of America is the self evident truth that “all men are created equal”. American society has moved towards the ideals outlined within the Declaration that explicitly state the equality of all citizens. There have been multiple movements throughout American history that have ultimately resulted in the modern laws we have today that seek to limit and eliminate racial discrimination. Furthermore, the absence of segregation seen today, when compared to the amount prevalent at the time of the Declaration’s signing, only further reinforces this point. On the other hand, the increase in America’s diversity that stems from immigration makes it issues that arise …show more content…
Since then, social equality movements brought on by powerful individuals such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. have changed the way race is socially seen and equal rights for all races is now no longer just a dream in the US. Nowadays, legalized forms of racism such as slavery and apartheid have been