The natural man has a tendency to be overly prideful, which can make a person feel privileged and superior. It is these feelings of superiority that can cause exclusion and discrimination against other people. Fear can also play a factor in how people treat and act around others. There are many examples of discrimination and exclusion that may come from different factors but have the same result.
Perhaps one of the most well-known acts of discrimination came in the 1900s, when racial segregation and discrimination was at large. A “separate but equal” mindset had been developed, in which many places were divided by race as long as the services offered were similar. The services offered to colored people were substandard compared to whites, while blacks were widely considered as second class citizens. This went against what was written in the Declaration of Independence, that “all men are created equal”. When blacks began a nonviolent protest against the unfair treatment, they were met with violence. This violence opened the eyes of many Americans who were on the fence about the …show more content…
This was an act done out of fear as American leaders began to question the loyalty of the Japanese American citizens. The camps were crude and prison-like, and families were held without legal recourse. Interned men were allowed to leave the camps to join the U.S. forces, but were only allowed in units composed solely of Japanese Americans. These troops made up some of the most decorated units in the U.S. army. In 1944, the camps were closed. In 1983, the wrongness of the interment was brought to light, and financial aid was given to the living internees as a help to the economic losses they had suffered during the time that they were interned. President Ronald Reagan also issued an apology, in which he argues very clearly that the internment was a grave
Perhaps one of the most well-known acts of discrimination came in the 1900s, when racial segregation and discrimination was at large. A “separate but equal” mindset had been developed, in which many places were divided by race as long as the services offered were similar. The services offered to colored people were substandard compared to whites, while blacks were widely considered as second class citizens. This went against what was written in the Declaration of Independence, that “all men are created equal”. When blacks began a nonviolent protest against the unfair treatment, they were met with violence. This violence opened the eyes of many Americans who were on the fence about the …show more content…
This was an act done out of fear as American leaders began to question the loyalty of the Japanese American citizens. The camps were crude and prison-like, and families were held without legal recourse. Interned men were allowed to leave the camps to join the U.S. forces, but were only allowed in units composed solely of Japanese Americans. These troops made up some of the most decorated units in the U.S. army. In 1944, the camps were closed. In 1983, the wrongness of the interment was brought to light, and financial aid was given to the living internees as a help to the economic losses they had suffered during the time that they were interned. President Ronald Reagan also issued an apology, in which he argues very clearly that the internment was a grave