It was clear that the poor and African Americans struggled the most when it came to having the same opportunities to achieve the American Dream. In reality, the main ones who had completely freedom, equality, and opportunity was the rich, white males in society. Jillson mentions that, “American Indians were removed, slaves were imported, and women were legally subordinated. . . “Even when these people gained rights, the white privileged men always seemed to prevail. Cullen also touched base on this issue when discussing the Plessy v. Ferguson case in which he makes a point of linking that with the most sought after of American Dreams for African Americans and that is equality. The patterns of exclusion was obvious throughout history that in