In the beginning of America, all citizens wanted to be free from the grasp of England. As soon as independence was won, everyone was free from the harm that Britain would pile up on the colonies. As our nation started to progress, many Mexican territories have been captured by the U.S. to expand across North America. Many conflicts occurred throughout America due to discrimination of immigrants whose land was taken away by the United States. As I viewed the videos, I learned of many famous people, such as Caesar Chavez, Juan Salvador Villaseñor, Juan Seguín, etc. who had major problems dealing with hardships and obstacles throughout the episodes. Even in tough times, these individuals find a way to overcome the troubles set forth to them as they advance through a chapter in the life of inequality. …show more content…
For example, at an old vendor company I used to work at, all the black and Hispanic workers only, were typically always assigned to the most undesirable and physically dangerous positions, and to tasks that were outside of their job description by all the white managers. The African American and Hispanic workers in the company all had their hours unfairly limited and were all prevented from working overtime, while all the white workers didn’t have to face these problems and got better work hours and positions. A group of Hispanic men in the company decided it wasn’t fair and something had to be done. After filing a lawsuit against the company, the company was later put under investigation and was sued for biased work assignments, allotment of hours, unfair discipline and a caustic work environment. And because of the group who took a stand, the matters were resolved fairly and justly through the judicial system and everyone in the company was finally treated