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I dream about time travelling back into the Progressive Era, where I would witness first hand the hard work, patience, and dedication civil right advocates had as they fought against the injustice committed against them and participated in peaceful protests for what is right. I, Alexia Villasana, am a minority, and while we, as a diverse cultural melting pot, have made progress in uniting people of all colors, racism and discrimination is still not an issue that is fixed. In modern America, minority groups still face discrimination often, others almost daily. I want to be able to change that in the future by getting the inspiration and motivation from the famous March on Washington led in 1968 and use it to fuel the need for change in our

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