Prejudice And Inequalities In The United States

We are all humans regardless of ethnicity, gender or role in society. In the Declaration of independence, in the United States of America, the rights of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” are granted to all men, but is that really true? Inequalities have been an issue since many centuries ago. Inequalities have existed since thousands of years, from the kings vs. the surfs in medieval times, to the treatment of slaves, to the inequalities of women. In today times, many people face prejudice and inequality every day. Why can’t we live believing that all men are created equal? The establishment of slavery and legal segregation based on race are just a few examples of how these rights have been denied, which required great efforts by individuals such as Rosa Parks and Thurgood Marshall to be overcome.
It is also defined as bondage, a stage of subjugation or captivity. Slavery lasted many years and represented the most fundamental denial rights. Slaves had no right, whatsoever. They were mistreated, beaten, raped, and killed by their owners. They were prohibited from many local places, buses, park, and schools and were totally separated from the whites. During that time period the freedmen risked re-enslavement if they were suspect of being runaway slaves. With the help of many riots, wars, battles, brave and strong individuals’ slavery ended. It was not until December 6 1865, the day in which the 13th Amendment was ratified that slavery was officially banned in the United States. After the ratification of the 13th Amendment, African Americans were provided with the same right as all