I believe that every race and creed has experienced some sort of oppression throughout human history. I think the work have Martin Luther King Jr. has benefitted all races and creeds in the United States. Being 21 and living in a enviorment where I see many people of different races on a daily basis, I could not imagine a contry where I couldn’t go to school with someone because they were a different race than me.

Jami, as usual… You’re dead on! I completely agree with you and its a shame.

I agree with the statements about segregated schools still existing; that schools are under-funded; and that some day we will be judged by our character and not our color. I take exception that 200,000 college age black men are being warehoused. Did someone go into the streets and choose 200,000 black men to be incarcerated — or did those 200,000 black men commit crimes that caused them to be incarcerated?

I think our country has come a long way, but I don’t believe true equality will ever exist here. This country was “supposedly” founded on principles such as all men be created equal, this statement is somewhat laughable considering minorities of all backgrounds suffer injustice here. In my opinion, the gaping wounds of inequality in this country will not truly heal, until our government stands up and acknowledges the atrocities it essentially inflicted on Native Americans, African Americans, so on and so forth. As time progresses, so will we. History has shown barriers being broken. That will continue to happen, which will perpetuate a more growth. It can only go up from here.