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African Americans During The Gilded Age

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It is stated in the second paragraph of the United States Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal. However, during the Gilded Age, many different crowds of people were not being treated equally. The new immigrants traveling to America had to deal with the pain and sorrow from the multiple challenges that came with Ellis Island. After all of it was over, they ventured out into the country, but had to face overcrowded living quarters, long work days, dangerous jobs, poorly paid jobs, and the threat of disease. During the same time, African Americans had a lot of limits on their rights; including, limited social rights, limited political rights, and limited economic rights. Along with all this, African Americans to deal with
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