How Has The American Dream Changed Over The Years

The American Dreams implies that each citizen in America has an equal opportunity to achieve success through hard work and determination. The famed notion of the American Dream has long existed since the 17th century when the Puritans came to the Americans due to religious persecution in their homeland. As time progress, the American Dream is still seen clearly visible as of today. Although the American Dream remains apparent in society, it has changed throughout the progression of time.

Throughout the passage of the history of America, there are issues that are overcome by the citizens who want to seek change in their nation to improve it. The past to up to the present these incidents have been occurring, thus, resulting in the

people taking charge in order to secure the meaning of “all men created equal” to secure the meaning of the American Dream. Prior to 1954, America made it illegal for public schools to allow schools to enrolled blacks to all white school and vice versa, which contradicts the issue of equality that the American Dream presents. Brown versus Board of Education ultimately was the court case to end the segregation of public school, along with the “separate but equal” stance, which ruled that racially separate facilities are unconstitutional. In a file released by the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), it stated “The decision gave hope to millions of Americans by permanently discrediting the legal rationale underpinning the racial caste system that had been endorsed or accepted by governments at all levels since the end of the nineteenth century. And its impact has been felt by every American.” The file that was released by NAACP reveals that choice to end the stance on “separate but equal” lead to a wave to change, recognizing the factor that there shouldn’t be people who should be more privilege because of the color of one’s skin. Furthermore, ending the stance of “separate but equal” finally enable millions of Americans to be able to achieve the equal opportunity that all were promised. The American Dream laid a prominent figure during the fight for Civil Rights, as well, finally allotting for the phrase “all men are created equal” to be true.