Fifty-five percent of Americans believe that discrimination and inequality is still prevalent today, as of the 2017 national survey done by AMS. Ashley Petlis, 14, of Baltimore State wraps this thought up nicely by saying, “Just because you’re a minority doesn’t mean you are less of a life.” Nevertheless, we find many citizens of the United States do not find this so. The American culture has always had discriminatory units, as proved by reoccurrences and situations day to day. For the reason of the thoughts of the people of modern times, the country of American will never reach a truly equal state.
Since the beginning of time, there has been inequality. During the reading of the book To Kill a Mocking Bird, you can see this point is clearly proven. It is now 2018 and this realist fiction book takes places during the Great Depression in the United States. In this reading, there is racial discrimination against Tom. In the book, it is clear that Tom Robinson is subjected to not only
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As provided by the book To Kill a Mocking Bird there is a mob that rallies to kill Tom Robinson. During Chapter 15 of the reading material, there is a multitude of people looking to put an end to Tom and stop the trial by assassinating him. They gather outside the jailhouse because they feel so strongly about his ethnicity and his person. They feel that because of his skin color and racial stature that he should not be given a trail. As of 2017, there are 8,000 cross-country members in the KKK hate group, provided by the KKK awareness site. Although the member count seems low, sources say that yet again the KKK is gaining popularity and pledges. The mob in To Kill a Mocking Bird and the KKK statements are only a few examples of the thousands of existing hate groups in the United States. These points emphasis the statement that American can never have an equal