The damages African Americans have sustained from White America because of slavery have been agonizing and inhumane. ... African Americans have no native language or any African customs to connect them to Africa. ... The U.S. government has a moral responsibility to this race of people to compensate, from which they denied their heritage, religion, family, and culture. ... Well, America promised African Americans 40 acres and a mule. ... America pays false imprisoned citizens in America. ...

• Word Count: 1165
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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). ...

• Word Count: 896
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Kennedy signed a bill forcing government contractors to extinguish discrimination due to race, religion or national origin. ... Kennedy signed a bill forcing government contractors to cease discrimination due to race, religion, or national origin. ... Within months, Executive Order 11246 was implemented prohibiting discrimination for federal employment from race, creed, religion or national origin. ... We are now seeing more women, white and black primarily, black men and even the American native Indian in the American workplace. ... The American Conservative Union, the Federation for Am...

• Word Count: 1980
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Irish immigrants resented any foreign involvement in their quest to become American. ... The Irish were treated poorly by the Protestants; it was a religion, country and class discrimination. ... Ignatiev then used Thomas Branagan as an example of what living in America could do to one's thoughts. ... " The Union makes no distinction between natives and foreigners. ... The Protestants in America considered the Irish to be a lower class just like they were back in Ireland. ...

• Word Count: 1854
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate