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Compare And Contrast African Americans And The Four Freedoms

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WWII saw the United States fight for the freedoms of other people in Europe, however, the United States still had not firmly established the freedoms of its own people. WWII led to the hierarchies of race to be challenged by African Americans and Mexican Americans who wanted the same recognition as their other fellow American citizens. WWII led African Americans to, once again, question why they were still not treated and seen as equals towards white Americans. To be treated like their fellow white Americans, that meant that African Americans wanted access to financial stability and adequate facilities. In “African-Americans and the Four Freedoms,” Charles Wesley points out how African Americans have “remained a marginal worker and the competition
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