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The Oppression Of African Americans In The United States
Earth is approximately 4 billion years old and currently being occupied by more than 7 billion people between 196 countries, which includes 4 basic races that can be further divided into 30+ subgroups whom include people who may or may not follow one or more of the 4,200 religions. We further separate ourselves from each other with our economic status, career choice, education, and other variables as silly as our music taste. Regardless of how different and or similar we are from one another, we are all human. We have developed and evolved in every aspect such as technology, agriculture, architecture, communication, medicine, and much more. That is not to say we are better than those who have lived before us. They have left us with knowledge which we can learn, strive, and build from. …show more content…
Unfortunately we have witnessed and continue to study the thoughts, beliefs, and actions from people who believed and still advocate the oppression of humans due to race or religion. There is evidence of educated doctors and scientists in the 1800s trying to justify slavery of blacks by providing and passing false evidence of them not being humans at all, but rather animals. You can also see the mistreatment of humans in the past due to religion. Those who have followed Judaism in the past have been viewed as an entire different entity and labeled as being

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