Racial Inequality

Your great nation and the United States of America have the opportunity to unite and create a better society for the world’s inhabitants. But, why would you reject Soviet Communism for American Democracy when racial inequality is unmistakably a large part of American history? I cannot deny our domestic race relations are tarnished with inequality and injustice. Discrimination, particularly in the Southern United States, led to an oppressive and unfair existence for many African-Americans. But, what I can say with certainty is the United States is winning the war against racial inequality. As your leaders consider the clash of ideologies between the Soviet Union and the United States, take into account the positive changes the American government …show more content…
The lynching of African-Americans, anti-Semitism, and the fear of immigrants are realities that taint the 1920s. But over the last 50 years America has enacted legislation to prevent racial discrimination and violence. In 1948, the practice of legal segregation in housing ended with the Shelley vs Kraemer case. Prior to this case, racially restrictive covenants were legal, and many minorities were denied equal housing. This ruling began the litigation to end the Plessey vs Ferguson concept of “separate but equal”. Another litigation that promoted social equality was the class action lawsuit known as Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954. Prior to this ruling, the segregated schools created racial disparities, and many minorities discovered separate did not always mean equal. When the Supreme Court ordered a Topeka, Kansas school allow African Americans into all-white schools, President Dwight Eisenhower dispatched federal troops to ensure racist groups did not undermine the ruling. Of all the statutes enacted over the last 50 years, the one that provides the greatest protection for minorities is the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This one act legally guarantees the equal rights for minorities and women by banning discrimination based on race, gender, religion, or national origin. The federal government overturned previous laws …show more content…
The critics of American policies argue the United States used unnecessary use of military force when it dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. Many American scientists believed the Germans were developing nuclear technology to murder non-Aryan races throughout the world. The reality is even though the bombing killed over 100,000 Japanese citizens, it may have prevented Nazi Germany from annihilating millions of minorities in their quest for ethnic cleansing. One of the best examples of American aid was the Marshall Plan in the 1940’s. World War II devastated much of Western Europe and led to widespread poverty and hunger. The United States assisted the people while allowing the governments to maintain sovereignty with over $13 billion in economic aid. Through this plan, the United States demonstrated its commitment to assist the vulnerable people of the world regardless of race or national origin. American involvement in the Vietnam War is often criticized as an example of racial egocentric aggression. Nixon explained how American involvement protected the South Vietnamese from Communist massacres in his speech on Vietnamization. American policy in Vietnam was to protect the rights of the terrorized citizens and allow the South Vietnamese to decide their own future. Over the last 50 years, America’s foreign policy has

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Racial Inequalities