Racism. Racism was a big issue in American history. People throughout history were being judged because of their race. The people who are mean and cruel separated the whites from the blacks. If anyone who wanted to speak their minds about the matter they will either get thrown in jail, threaten, or get killed by people who don’t have respect for them.

A lot of amazing people stood up for themselves bad things happened to because of it. They were not allowed to do anything or go anywhere without being judged. For example, black weren't allowed to do everything whites were allowed to do. They had to go to different stores, playgrounds, even water fountains (Segregation in American).  The white people wouldn’t let their kids play with blacks no matter what.

There were a few main people who stood up for themselves Martin Luther King Jr. and Abraham Lincoln. They stood up for what the believe in, and they ended up murdered, put in jail, and/or threatened  (the king center). Martin Luther Jr. was a man who had a dream. He made a long beautiful speech about how he didn’t want people  to separated. That he wanted the blacks and whites lives together. He wanted them to do the same thing. He wanted them to not be at ‘war’ (american rhetoric).

Abraham Lincoln was a man of honest and president. Lincoln was supporting the Union, which opposed slavery. He did not defend the Confederacy and the people supporting slavery (bio on Abe). Abraham Lincoln was a strong supporter of the Thirteenth Amendment that formally ended slavery in the United States. He made a speech to people about his opinion on things. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” (Lincoln)