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Racism And Discrimination : The United States

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We are in a generation where individuals have experienced and remember when racism and discrimination was an immense element that held people back in society. Race has always been a social construction in the United States, created in the minds of Americans and manifested through interactions but yet remains as a false determination of a human being. When we think back to earlier times many immigrants came over because of the “American Dream,” an idea that every citizen can have equal opportunities to achieve and live successful lives. The United States was the lighthouse of opportunities for a pursuit of freedoms, financial security, education, and jobs. Even to this day we are told we can be anything our heart desires with an appropriate education and a strong work ethic to match it. Yet there is a different outlook for African Americans depicted by the saying: “As a black person in white America, you’ve got to work twice as hard to get half as far” (DeSante 342). Often when we think of discrimination we don’t think of it under the circumstances of being brought into the workplace. However, with careers and jobs being a fundamental part of life it is important to acknowledge that it remains as a persistent problem, even today. A little over half a century ago President Lyndon B. Johnson passed The Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII of The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. Although Title

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