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That all men are created equal: That they are endowed by their creator With certain un-alienable rights And that among these is life, liberty And the pursuit of happiness." How true is this statement with regard to events in America?
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... " WE HOLD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF EVIDENT THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL: THAT THEY ARE ENDOWED BY THEIR CREATOR WITH CERTAIN UN-ALIENABLE RIGHTS AND THAT AMONG THESE IS LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS." HOW TRUE IS THIS STATEMENT WITH REGARD TO EVENTS IN AMERICA? Reading the statement and referring to all the evidence, I find the quote very, very hypocritical. It was only applied to the white people of America. The negro population was treated as if they were not humans. They were like outcasts and misfits, beaten and violently abused by their white owners. They had no privileges. Voting rights and education were only a few of the things that blacks were deprived of. The atrocious behaviour of the racists soon brought a confrontation. Peaceful protests and marches were held in around 1955 to stop the racial tension between blacks and whites. Martin Luther King used non-violent resistance, a tactic that














