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…schools, shall not be infringed. The government shall not require any person to join in prayer or other religious activity, initiate or designate school prayers, discriminate against religion, or deny equal access to a benefit on account of religion…

…are socially acceptable. It will also fuel the antagonistic mentality of the public. At last, ignorance is most often cited as the basis for discrimination, prejudice, and stereotyping, but many of those misconceptions held by society today are actually…

…a portion of it to make a down payment on a home. She was brave enough to select one in an all-white neighborhood, even though she knew that the neighbors would discriminate against them. Mr. Linder tries to tell the Younger’s that it wouldn’t be wise to move…

…hand, is the principle misfit in the film. He suffers great discrimination because of his age. After a life of service, Candy has just $300 to his name, and $250 of that total he received because his hand was cut off. He doesn't have any more body parts…

…to the French people was the Civil Code or most widely known as the Napoleonic Code. This was written at a time in history when discrimination was rampant. It was then that Napoleon decided to liberate and offer Liberty, Equality and Fraternity to the Jews…

…and social class. Cases such as Plessy v. Ferguson and Welton v. Missouri are prime examples of how the elites during this time used law to discriminate against large minorities, whether they be blacks or small business owners, in order to stay on top…

…that racism is wrong, she could have been the perfect role model for people of all ages. Atticus and Scout, the few people in Maycomb who had enough senses to see the injustice of discrimination. Some people may ask how a whole town could be consumed…

…"the outlawing of the Poll Tax, the development of a Public Health Program, an Anti-lynching Bill, the end of discrimination in the Armed Forces, Defense Plants, Government Housing Plants, and finally that Negro History can be taught in the Public Schools…

…there was still a very strong double standard. Prejudice and discrimination ran freely against blacks, they were not given all rights of the white man or women for that matter. Professions for blacks were very limited…

…for a criminal. Not to do so would surely have led to madness. In his essay, "Just Walk on By: A Black Man Ponders His Power to Alter Public Space," Brent Staples explains how throughout his life, others have discriminated against him because he…