Equal Rights In The 1970s

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By the 1970s, all men had “equal” right in the eye of the law in the United States. However, equal rights did not translate to being as a seen as equal for African Americans all over the country. African Americans to do this day, sadly, still deal with prejudices and racial judgement. The 1970s CBS sitcom, All in the Family, created by Norman Lear and Johnny Speight, created discussion of racial discrimination in the season 2, episode “Sammy’s Visit.” With a guest appearance by the famous, Sammy Davis Jr., the story line satirizes racism, that was very much present in the 1970s. The goal of the episode seems to be to satirizes prejudices that some people held however, the show also affirmed the prejudices of others. The sitcom, All in the