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Please write a 1000 word final paper (two sources from outside of the class materials are required; the source you used for your Rough Draft counts as one.) Elaborate upon the history of the social problem you chose for your Week 3 Rough Draft (you may use what you already wrote for your Rough Draft as part of your Final), discuss and analyze the agendas of some of the individuals and groups involved, discuss potential future consequences related to this situation.
Rough Draft: Project P2 attached
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Introduction
Freedom and equality are the cornerstones of peace and harmony in society. Equal
treatment of people irrespective of their age, race, sex, ethnicity, religion, status, etc. enhances a
prosperous society due to the fact that each and every individual has an equal opportunity to excel
in whichever field. The education and employment opportunities would be available to all and the
available resources would be distributed equitably. The freedom, equality, and human rights that
we enjoy today were realized through a long struggle by the great leaders who had humanity in
them. Those leaders were against discrimination, oppression, and violation of human rights and
they had a big dream of changing the whole world.
History of the social problem
The discrimination against people based on gender and race in the United States can be
traced back to the colonial period. In the 17th century, many Africans were kidnapped from their
homelands and brought to the United States as slaves because they were regarded as inferior as
compared with the Whites. They were forced to work in large farms as laborers without any pay.
The slaves worked in the plantations for long hours under supervision. Most of them were
whipped, beaten tortured and even hinged in front of their colonial white masters ("Slavery in
America", 2018). Some of them including women and children ...