Bill Of Rights Proposal Essay

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The bill previously stated wishes to establish the duty to study and create solutions for African Americans due to the act of slavery and discrimination acted upon them in the 1600s to present day. A request to take in consideration a national public apology is also listed in the proposal. I have read the position you presented in this Bill of Rights proposal. As you (John Conyers) quoted in the proposal: “as a result of the historic and continued discrimination, African-Americans continue to suffer debilitating economic, educational, and health hardships including but not limited to; having nearly 1,000,000 Black people incarcerated; an unemployment rate more than twice the current White unemployment rate; and an average of less than 1/16 of the wealth of White families, a disparity which has worsened, not improved over time.” I am in total agreeance with your statement and a living witness to the daily problems and struggles of being an African American woman living in America. The …show more content…

This is a way that could improve social issues and prevent out past from repeating itself. I am primarily concerned about the specific ways this legislation’s proposal would be addressed and enforced. Fundaments to be addressed would consist of injustice, police brutality and inhumanity of slavery in the United States. I would like to be enlightened on how exactly these fundamentals would be incorporated into learning environments of all age groups. Thank you for taking my views and opinions into consideration on this particular bill that you are sponsoring. I strongly believe this is an important issue, and would love to see this legislation pass to provoke racial injustice, discrimination and slavery awareness and to ensure prevention of these issues in the future. I will look forward to your reply expressing any more opinions or current stances you may have on the

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