Discrimination In American Society

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Discrimination is a major issue in todays American society.People are being outcasted,bullied or have experienced injustice because of their differences.There are many reasons why someone would get targeted but the two most commom are their race and religion. Places of harrasment vary from work,school ,or even just walking on the street.

America is a very multicultural country,however people of colour face many challenges from the discrimination displayed against them because of their skin tone.They are being verbally and physically assaulted by non coloured americans,receiving an unfair treatment and racial degration.Every once in a while occurs a hate crime towards them.An example is the attempt of mass murder in 2008 when the African Christian

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