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    The argument of Vine Deloria does suggest an explanation for Ari Kelman’s observation that “Segregation—environmental‚ socioeconomic‚ racial—resulted in segregated suffering” in Hurricane Katrina. Deloria stated that the framework of Social Contract that America founded on was very limited in a sense of who gets the right to be considered a “citizen‚” indicating a sign of segregation. Indeed‚ this limited framework resulted in the struggle for those who are not included as a “citizen” of the state

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    differences and structure inequalities. Race divides people through categories which led to cultural and social tensions. It also determined inclusion‚ exclusion‚ and segregation in U.S society. Both inclusion and exclusion tie together to create the overall process of segregation — one notion cannot occur without resulting in the others. Segregation is a form of separation in terms of race that includes the processes of inclusion and exclusion. Race was the main factor that caused conflicts among people in

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    Wicked Witch of the West. In “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” the Wicked Witch of the West represented segregation in the South. During the time this book was written‚ segregation had be the usual in the South. This book was written in 1900. During the early 1900s‚ slavery had of course been abolished‚ and blacks were considered “separate but equal”. Racism had played a great role within segregation of African Americans in the South. The South had numerous laws to dehumanize blacks. The legislature

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    of blacks in the South because of legalized segregation‚ voting restrictions‚ and the Separate Car Act and the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision helped further segregation with supporting separate-but-equal laws‚ stated that the Separate Car Act was constitutional‚ and it made segregation legal. The Jim Crow affected the daily lives of blacks in the South because of legalized segregation

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    work that day. The Great Depression took over America in the 1930’s after the stock market crash of October 29‚ 1929. Americans relied too much on credit and put everything they had into the stock markets‚ debatably the worst mistake americans ever made. The Great Depression led to many difficulties in the 1930’s for the American people and government; they dealt with these problems accordingly. The Depression led to many hardships for Americans in the 1930’s. While the rich were getting richer‚ the

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    Segregation and segregation laws After the 13th Amendment passed by the Congress on January 31‚ 1865 ‚slavery in America was abolished. All the Southern States agreed to the 14th Amendment by 1870‚ which guaranteed equal protection under the law to all citizens. Unfortunately‚ this “equal” was only an apparent status. Trough violence a terrorist gang named “Ku Kux Klan” kept black people from voting and supporting the govern ‚ spreading danger and fear. The old white Redeemer govern regained

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    America’s change through the 20’s‚ 30’s‚ and 40’s Throughout history the United States has seen so many drastic changes. These changes have been seen in many of the decades like the 1920’s‚ 1930’s ‚and 1940’s. Through these years the United States has seen drastic changes in policies for things such war‚ economy‚ and social views and in the political field. These decades were some of the most important years of American history. They showed American power‚ will‚ and strength. Through the the Roaring

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    appropriate given so-called natural differences of racial groups. As made evident by the existence of both segregated and integrated churches‚ the world views that buttress each spiritual community have maintained for quite some time. There is segregation in today’s religious groups. As Martin Luther King Jr’s assertion‚ that Americans most segregated hour is 11am Sunday morning. I agree‚ why is it that blacks are with blacks‚ Hispanics with Hispanics‚ Asian Americans with Asian Americans? I never

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    Brown V. Board of Education In the early 1950’s‚ racial segregation in public schools was normal across America. Although all the schools in a given district were supposed to be equal‚ most black schools were far inferior to their white counterparts. In Topeka‚ Kansas‚ a black third-grader had to walk miles just to get to her all black elementary school. Her father‚ Oliver Brown‚ had tried to enroll her in a white elementary school but was refused. Brown went to McKinley Burnett‚ the head of Topeka’s

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    in neighborhoods and that this practice is not incompatible with justice” (Shelby 67). Shelby states that black self-segregation is valid and compatible with justice; however‚ I believe that this statement highlights that self-segregation of the underprivileged is the only segregation compatible with justice. When the privileged‚ in this case white people‚ practice self-segregation‚ it is rather called discrimination. The lack of finance and education hinders black people from the integration into

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