Our Founding Fathers had a vision for America, to have “liberty and justice for all.” In other words, to have fairness and freedom for all people in the U.S. It is written in the Declaration of Independence, “… all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” The meaning of this quote is simply, every person is equal to the other, provided by “God” or our creator that certain rights the people have cannot be taken away from them such as living their lives freely and happily. I believe we, as Americans, are not meeting this vision; that we are not treating people equally, that we are discriminating them, taking away their basic rights and shaming them for what they believe in and how they live their lives. …show more content…
Just because the U.S. has had terrorist attacks, we believe every man, woman, and child, from the middle-east is here to bomb, attack, or threaten us. We do the same thing to African Americans, Latinos, and Hispanics, even if they have been an American citizen their entire life. About 13% of the U.S. population is black and about 17% are Hispanic or Latino, but we still treat they like they are lower than us. If you look past the color of a person’s skin, you will see that we are all the same. The U.S. as a whole, should look beyond the skin color and except one