User:Diamynca/Racial inequality in the United States

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Under slavery in the United States, African Americans were held hostage against their will and dehumanizingly forced to work for people who they had to refer to as their owners.

'''The criminal justice system has been known to racially target people of color, specifically innocent ones. It's become very common for officers of lighter complexions to be set free while the person of color suffers.'''

Racial profiling is a challenge that many people of color still encounter.

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'''Due to the fact that people of color have a harder time becoming homeowners, they are less likely to survive natural disasters. This is because of the wealth gap between races and since people of color can't own homes, they're forced to settle in areas that are most likely not as safe as those who do own homes. The people of color living in neighborhoods that are less safe are more likely to suffer from natural disasters because their neighborhoods consist of sights being built in a position where it can become risky to evacuate the area.'''