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…a warmer time; a time when things were less complicated. Today’s society does not know of the other side to the Progressive Era. They do not remember these times as times of conflict and violence, as times of discrimination, as times when immigrants lived…

…with discrimination against African-American people. Ida B. Wells became an international activist for African-American rights when she informed the English people about lynching in America. She became a well-known lecturer, activist, and organizer in American…

…African Americans gained many new political and social rights during Reconstruction. Even though they won these new rights, many blacks' still faced opposition from whites. Some common forms of discrimination of blacks included Jim Crow laws, poll taxes…

…whites from blacks. This clearly dismantled the Civil Rights Act, passed earlier, which stated that there was to be no public segregation or discrimination. The Grandfather Laws, yet another state legislation, stated that in order for a person to be eligible…

…afraid to vote for what they thought was right. Women’s rights were again respectable when a report by the President’s Commission on the Status of Women reported discrimination against women in almost every way of life. It created the women be able…

…Philadelphia The movie, Philadelphia, was an excellent example of the severe discrimination many people with Aids are exposed to. In this instance the main character, Andy ,was also gay. Unfortunately, in our society, he was faced with a double whammy…

…of selfish discrimination. Georgia accordingly created a selfish state of mind when they saw a new resource on the Cherokee land. Cherokee had a plentiful amount of gold, which made this area they lived on intensify in value. Eventually a deal was made between…

…from the war and used them to hate others by wanting to get revenge. This didn’t make them any better than Hitler himself. Each country has it’s own type of racism and racial discrimination. An excellent example in which discrimination has a great…

…vigilantism, the government passed ever stricter laws against discrimination, while at the same time enforcing a code of regulated discrimination. "In a Nov. 9, 2001 directive, the Attorney General ordered the FBI and other law enforcement officials to conduct…

…over 65, this legislation would be very difficult to pass. This is, after all, a form of age discrimination. Many critics and seniors themselves would view a proposed change as an attempt to strip seniors of their independence. Pride is a huge part…