endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.” Was this statement a true or a false statement? Many people in the South believe this statement at the time, 1780-1880, to be true. Now, when people look back at this statement and what it represented, they see that this statement only held true for white male citizens of the United States. The claim was never intended for women or slaves in the United States. When looking …showed first 75 words of 1375 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1375 total…to both social and political decisions. Due to their persistent efforts, women are no longer seen as housewives and homemakers. Now they are out in the workforce and are able to vote. Discrimination may not be completely abolished but much progress has taken place since the 1780’s. The war against discrimination may not be won overnight, but with continuous progress America will hopefully reach a day when gender and color no longer describes a person.