This is evidenced by some of the regional laws that were passed during that time to prevent the amendments from have a lasting effect, and also the treatment of African Americans at that time. ... Another evidence of the continuation of racial hatred during the time of the amendment, was the treatment of African Americans during that time. People in the South didn't view African Americans as equal to themselves and thus they did not treat them fairly and in some cases they were treated inhumanely. ...

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Similarly to the Civil Rights Movement, the Gay Rights Movement is currently striving for equal protection under the law, and fair treatment within various institutions such as the institution of marriage, or within the work place. ... Utilizing the afore-explained definitions regarding what encompasses Civil Rights, it seems simplistic and ever apparent that both black rights and gay rights fall under a theme of Civil Rights as both movements strove/are striving to protect their minority groups from the majority opinion which views them as inhumane, deviant, and unequal. ...

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How should nigger be defined? Is it a part of the America cultural inheritance? Why does nigger generate such powerful reactions? Is it a more hurtful racial epithet than insults such as kike, gook, wetback, and honky? "Nigger and Nigga is arguably the most consequential social insult in American hi...

• Word Count: 1650
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate