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The Pros And Cons Of Racism In America

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In the past few months, racism has plagued the country of the United States. Although, in its constitution the U.S.A. declares that “all men are created equal”, many people do not treat their fellow citizens as equals. Coming from its racism, many protest, riots, and even murders have plagued the States for quite some time. Unfortunately, in all of the chaos, the people in the United States have largely forgotten its history and how, through the years, the United States has overcome many obstacles similar to those its faces today. Namely, Americans have forgotten the racism and discrimination shown towards the natives during the seventeenth century and also how a few settlers combatted the racism by not submitting to the standards of their day. As a result, American has missed many profound yet simple lessons that it could learn from these past events. All in all, people today overlook the settlement of Europeans in the new world, missing along with it the racism shown towards the natives, the few people who went above and beyond to love the Indians, and the many lessons that people can glean from that tumultuous time.

First off, America society has overlooked the racism shown by the European settlers in their mistreatment of the natives. The indigenous people did not have preliminary knowledge in the field of European business; therefore, many of the settlers tricked the Indians into selling their land for far under its actual value. A great example of the settlers’

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