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The Role Of Minorities In Today's Culture

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In today’s culture I feel that minorities are no longer treated as poorly as they were in the 1920s. In the 20s, by my understanding of the book minorities were discriminated against and disliked by most people. Life was made more difficult for the minority just because people thought they were vicious beasts who would attack any white woman if given the chance. Today people are not as open about their racism if it’s there because they are no longer supported by the government, in fact the government has made it clear that racism is not to be tolerated in this country anymore and for the most part the average person agrees. In modern times discrimination has moved to people who are of sexual minorities rather than racial. I think people will
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