Unequal Treatment Since the birth of this great country, ironically called the melting pot, the unequal treatment of different races, especially African Americans, has been the source of immense conflict and controversy. From blatant racism, to simple treatment of blacks when it comes to healthcare, inequality has run rampant throughout the history of the United States. The non-fiction book, The Other Wes Moore, by Wes Moore, and the article, “Racial Injustice Still Rife in Healthcare,” both focus on the discrepancies and hardships that African Americans endure throughout their lives. In the non-fiction book, The Other Wes Moore, the author, Wes Moore, describes the lives of both him and another boy who shares the same name as him, but a
