The Civil War was arguably the darkest moment in the history of America. For the first time brother fought brother and The Union had to fight to stay whole. Southern states believed in their right to own slaves and though Lincoln formally addressed that he would not interfere with that right, the southern population believed that Lincoln’s election would be, “the greatest evil that has ever befallen this country.” This wedge driven squarely at …showed first 75 words of 1647 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1647 total…started a movement toward equality for our nation and it’s people. But there is still much work to be done. People are still being unfairly evaluated based solely on their color. There have been steps taken to remedy this inequality, but even so, people remain partial. Partiality based on ancestry has no place anywhere, especially in the twenty-first century, and especially in America, which is, and always will be, the world’s melting pot.