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    The conflict over black equality has been an issue since the Civil War. After the Civil War, equality was slowed by many court cases and state laws. “Separate but Equal” was a term used to demonstrate that white and black people were to be separated, but have the same facilities available. Unfortunately, this was not always the case. The struggle to achieve equality was made difficult by the legislation of racism in the Plessy v. Ferguson case. Homer Plessy lived in Louisiana and had pale skin.…

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    In the court Atticus states that all men are equal. Nobody should be treated differently because of what they look like: “Because all men are created equal, educators will gravely tell you, the children left behind will suffer terrible feelings.”(Lee) What he's trying to say is that children don't have a voice and he's speaking up for them and trying to make it fair for children. Atticus states an important detail about how lawyers are. There’s always going…

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    Throughout the early 20th century, the experiences that the United States faced dramatically changed the nation’s economy, politics, and society that by the end of the second world war, the country was a dominant world power. The era spanning from the 1900s through the 1940s can be divided into four segments of time: the imperialistic desires of nations and America’s ambition to extend its influence in the global markets by establishing new overseas trading partners, as well as America’s role in…

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    The United States Congress have passed laws that protect the rights of African Americans. These types of laws allow them to be free of segregation and live equally to everyone around them. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is an example of how African Americans have equal right (Racism Timeline.) The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is not a one year law, the Congress continuously renews this act. The Fair Housing Act which is also known as the title 8 of the Civil…

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    Race And Migration

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    The relationship between race, housing, and poverty in metropolitan areas in the United States of America is significant because these issues are still prominent in Cities and States. For an example, residents in the city of Cleveland, Ohio, 55.1 percent of its population lives in segregated areas. Caucasian’s and African-American unemployment rate vastly differ. The unemployment rate of African-Americans being 20.2 percent compared to the white unemployment rate being 5.4 percent (Frohlich,…

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    Democracy, a noun that describes the governmental dream, a government by the people. Ending the regular tradition of having monarchy as the intended government throughout ancient times. The official spark of democracy had happened during the time of ancient Greeks. Which happened to be the root and basis of this democratic way of government. Democracy trails back to 500 BCE in the time of the ancient Athens. Yet, was ancient Athens truly considered, democratic? With the Athenian’s government…

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    Wealth inequality in the United States, also known as the wealth gap, refers to the unequal distribution of assets among residents of the United States. Wealth includes the values of homes, automobiles, personal valuables, businesses, savings, and investments (Inequality, 2014). The ideal idea of how distribution in our country should be is not even close to what most Americans think it to be. The reality is far off from what we think it to be and what we consider it to be ideal (you tube,…

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    Mistreating Immigrants

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    crime, and are rapist, and some I assume are good people”. (The Most Controversial Quotes from Trump's Campaign). They are thought of differently.It is pretty easy to tell that Immigrants get mistreated just because they are different. It is not fair to Immigrants, everything should be equal for everyone no matter who you are. Everyone should be treated the same. Mistreatment happens everyday and it should not be like that. Treat people how you want to be treated. Immigrants will get mistreated…

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    Nafta Barriers

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    Agreement there is a standard they have to meet. In order for a U.S. product to be eligible for duty-free entry into Mexico or Canada, the product must be produced in the United States, entirely of NAFTA component parts, or if foreign components are used, the foreign component must undergo sufficient processing in the United States to meet the rules of origin. Specifically the rules in the Annex 401: rules of origin, Annex 300-B for textile and apparel goods, or the Tariff Preference Levels.…

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    abroad during WWII. Women in the United States played a crucial role during WWII. Without the help of women the United States would not have been able to succeed as they did. Due to a large number of men leaving the workforce to fight, a large number of new workers were needed and “more than 6 million of these new workers were women”(Mobilizing for Defense 4). These 6 million women served an important role on the home front and without them the United States would have struggled to produce any…

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