Instead they divided each other based on profession (such as kings, merchants and peasants) and religion. ... Another important thing to add is that, religion was a crucial part of European development in medieval times. ... Spaniards "turn the newly dis-covered primitive native into a mere object of a thing which acquires meaning only when it enters the world of the European" [ CITATION Enr88 l 1033 ]. ... Ultimately, what the Europeans did was, "deprive the native peoples of their cultures and identities- in effect, to enslave them" [ CITATION Edm69 l 1033]. America was ...

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Groups may be almost identical physiologically, yet be divided against each other on the basis of culture, language, religion, nationality. ... Racist" and "racism" are provocative words in American society. ... African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans and Asian Americans (people-of-color) live daily with the effects of both institutional and individual racism. ... Some Americans believe that race is the primary determinant of human abilities and capacities. Some Americans behave as if racial differences produce inherent superiority in European Americans (whites). ...

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Affirmative action has been a major issue in America since its beginning. ... Two more executive orders in 1965 and 1968 prohibited discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, and gender, giving the federal government the power to enforce this prohibition [Hud99]. ... "Such programs are...intended to compensate for the persistence of past wrongs in the present by desegregating American institutions and altering the opportunity and outcome structures in American society," [Hud99]. ... These studies suggest that standardized test scores are unintentionally biased...

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It is also based on the idea that some races are much more superior as compared to others[ CITATION Bre04 l 1033 ] Racial inequalities began as far back as the Native Americans when they were killed by white men for their land. ... He advocated for equal treatment for every American in the United States. ... Globalization has had an immense influence on the ethnic map of America. From the beginning of 1960, immigration has heightened in the American society. ... The economic implications of Black Americans differ from that of other minority groups. ...

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The most common targeted of racial profiling are individuals of African American descent, along with Hispanics and Muslims. ... Other immigrants were labeled as unhealthy due to the fact that their native country were stricken with diseases and famine and thought to be rampant. ... Individuals were being targeted not only because of their race and ethnicity, but because of their religion. ... Racial profiling impacts the integrity of America and its ideals because equal rights do not apply to everyone. ... " President Barack Obama, July 22, 2009 In addition to targeting the African...

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Robert Beverley's "The History and Present State of Virginia"," is important to the study of the origins of slavery as the first published history of a British colony by a native of North America. ... The ignorance and prejudice he encountered in England motivated him to correct the "strangely cruel1 " reputation American servitude had. ... This source however is in relation to Jews and them using those of different religions as their slaves as their non-adherence to Judaism evidenced their inferiority, rather than a racial motivation so has questionable direct application. ... However th...

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Why a race or religion must have a singular nation-state forcibly created for it is something of a mystery; my sons are white/Asian interracial, so they have no "racial homeland"; should this be considered a crisis? The natives of the Americas have no distinct "homeland" either; should families be displaced from their homes in order to create one for them? ... This forces Israelis to ask themselves the question: is Israel a western nation which recognizes human rights, or is Israel a primitive tribal society, based on race and religion? ... Luckily, since you are impoverished, you probably w...

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