Segregation In The 1920's

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A person’s whole future could be determined by simple things like the color of their hair, height, or even the clothes they wear. That is just a minor example of the principle of segregation. The meaning of the word can be determined in many different ways but, I see it as, segregation being the act of setting apart something from the rest for a particular difference. That difference could be anything, such as eye color, weight, income, ethnicity, race, gender, and the list could go on forever. I think that it’s human nature to want or to even need to be better than at least one other person in some way to truly be happy. This is why I believe there will always be segregation within our society, no matter how developed our society becomes. …show more content…
The women of the United States were nowhere close to being treated equal to men in any way. Men had ruled the country since the beginning, which made it exceptionally tough for women to fight for their civil rights. Women were expected to run the house and those who did work were paid way less. Until 1920, women did not have the right to vote, giving them no political power, which non-white races had already received in 1870, fifty years earlier. As a young white male I have not experienced the same oppression these women ever felt, but I highly disapprove of the injustice they faced. It would surprise most people that our present is very similar to the past we dread to think …show more content…
Incarceration among every other race is many times higher than those of whites, but it has been proven that crime rates among whites is very similar, if not higher than other races. There is currently a large wage gap not only between genders, but as well as race, with non-whites and women earning on average twenty percent less than white males. My Hispanic coworkers currently make less than I do, for whatever reason that may be, it is highly disgraceful. These are major examples of segregation, but it does not stop at race, it even comes down to our beliefs. The LGBT community has been fighting for equality for years now, big steps have been taken with gay marriage being legalized, however; this does not mean they are treated the same as others. In this country we claim freedom for all, but then we deny it to those who are different, falsifying the very structure we choose to live
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