Sociology

Racial Justice and Equality
Race has been a major factor and cause of conflict in America especially in 18th-19th century, when color was an important factor in employment, politics, associations and marriage. Several people were judged unfairly as a result of color variation. America was once a country that had a lot of difference among the citizens. There has been a variation in the past in terms of treatment and respect that was based on the color difference. There was a lot of discrimination and hatred among the people and in most cases economic assets were not owned or managed by the blacks or Negros in 19th century. Despite race, color, age or background, it is important to value opinion of others however this was not common in America.

The past present and the changes
According to Jonas (2005), equality is the fair treatment that is awarded to someone despite age or sex it can also be referred as fair judgment or perception without prejudice. Equality was not practiced in America in 19th century as compared to the modern America, where equality is becoming relevant. In the past, women in America were not having certain fundamental rights to do certain jobs or to participate in a political race. However, the activism that was initiated by a great hero and a protestant by the name Martin Luther King Jr. had a lot of impact on the perception of women in America he organized demonstrations for the blacks against discrimination in 1937.

Most of the Americans especially the blacks believed in his actions. He was a courageous man who never bothered to die in fact he declared to his followers that, even though everybody is afraid of death including him, he was ready to die on behalf of the rest. His desire to see a new America that was not founded on the rock of color was his daily dream even though he knew that it was an uphill task that was not easy to come by (Jonas, 2005).

However, America has transformed for the last few decades and color or race is no longer a major factor in employment, politics, interactions, business and owning of properties though activism has reduced significantly. However, much is still not done and activism in America has reduced instantly with the critical changes that has taken place in the recent past when a half cast, between a Kenyan and American, became the President of America, President Barrack Obama, this shows that democracy has expanded though there are conservatives who do not believe in black supremacy or leadership capability.

Conclusion
Discrimination is highly associated with the two conflicting terms of race and equality. Even though several actions and activism has led to a decline on the negative perception that people had towards each other, several events played a major role in achieving the change that has brought more benefit and respect towards people of different background, age, sex and color. On equality, people have come to realize that both men and women are just equal and that color does not reflect intelligence or Gods image but just a mere pigment of creation. Finally, it is worth noting that there have been positive changes for the last one decade and color is no longer relevant in the eyes of Americans and the rest of the world.