“We will never have true civilization until we have learned to recognize the rights of others”, American actor, Will Rogers, expressed his idea about society; but Americans in 1866 had a different mindset about equality.
With the Civil War starting in 1860, a great division in the country was made visible: The Southern states were in favor of slavery, and the Northern states defended that slaves were human too. As a result, a terrible battle was unleashed, but at the end, liberty won. This didn’t mean slaves were immediately embraced into society, instead, they were treated poorly for the color of their skin.
In the present, though there is not more servitude like in the nineteenth century, there are still problems about equality. The United …show more content…
The stereotypes one might have should not intervene with the treatment one offers to a fellow American.
As Americans, citizens enjoy of many privileges and immunities. Voting is one of the main ones, since it is practically the voice granted to adult Americans to express their content or discontent, and to choose who to be ruled by. Voting is not just a privilege, but a responsibility of the …show more content…
Notice how it does not say “citizen” but “any person”, and that is a key point to the whole concept of equality of rights.
“We the people of the United States of America” doesn’t refer just to those who have been born in this country and have had generations that were part of it before them, but also to those who become naturalized, those who are first generation, those who come seeking new opportunities in a culture they might not have known anything about.
Equal protection of the laws means that no matter the race, religion, nationality, gender, age, sexual orientation, economical status, etc., an individual must be protected, and in the case of being found guilty of a crime, he or she will be given the same rights in court as anyone else, and that the right procedures will be followed, without any exception or anything that goes against the
With the Civil War starting in 1860, a great division in the country was made visible: The Southern states were in favor of slavery, and the Northern states defended that slaves were human too. As a result, a terrible battle was unleashed, but at the end, liberty won. This didn’t mean slaves were immediately embraced into society, instead, they were treated poorly for the color of their skin.
In the present, though there is not more servitude like in the nineteenth century, there are still problems about equality. The United …show more content…
The stereotypes one might have should not intervene with the treatment one offers to a fellow American.
As Americans, citizens enjoy of many privileges and immunities. Voting is one of the main ones, since it is practically the voice granted to adult Americans to express their content or discontent, and to choose who to be ruled by. Voting is not just a privilege, but a responsibility of the …show more content…
Notice how it does not say “citizen” but “any person”, and that is a key point to the whole concept of equality of rights.
“We the people of the United States of America” doesn’t refer just to those who have been born in this country and have had generations that were part of it before them, but also to those who become naturalized, those who are first generation, those who come seeking new opportunities in a culture they might not have known anything about.
Equal protection of the laws means that no matter the race, religion, nationality, gender, age, sexual orientation, economical status, etc., an individual must be protected, and in the case of being found guilty of a crime, he or she will be given the same rights in court as anyone else, and that the right procedures will be followed, without any exception or anything that goes against the