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Bending Towards Justice:
For generations, Americans of African descent were barred from exercising the rights guaranteed to all citizens, and our nation wrestled with the conflict between the promise of freedom and the realities of slavery and racism.
* After declaring that "all men are created equal" in 1776, how could the United States justify slavery?
* How could a nation that declared "all men are created equal" use slaves to build its capital?
* How did African Americans win freedom within a slave society?
* How did African Americans fight racism's legacy in the 20th century?
Through these documents, discover the struggles to ensure full equality for African Americans and to live up to our nation's ideals. |