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The 13th amendment abolished slavery and considered it to be a crime if practiced. This amendment failed to abolish racial segregation, though In 1864 when the 13th amendment was passed, many other laws came to be. These being the “Black Codes” or Jim Crow laws that mean; separate but equal. “Separate but equal” really does…

Children of Blood and Bone (2018) is a young adult novel by Tomi Adeyemi, a Nigerian American author. It is the first book in a trilogy and follows Zelie Adebola’s journey to restore magic in the Kingdom of Orisha, where her people have been oppressed. Determined to set her people free, Zelie uses various symbols…

According to Amina Mohammed, who is the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations democracy is the of history and culture of a country which cannot be the same. Therefore, every country must establish a model of governance that best reflects its culture and needs. It must handle the government of nation and justice issues in…

The Strange Career of William Ellis: The Texas Slave Who Became a Mexican Millionaire by Karl Jacoby is about a successful entrepreneur named William Ellis who lived an extraordinary life. Born into slavery as William Ellis in Victoria, Texas, he later decided to begin his new life as a Mexican named Guillermo Enrique Eliseo to…

Justice? No Justice here…. Elbows Copeland September 8, 2013 Many items can be considered weapons, but do you think that candy, a drink, and a phone poses a threat to anyone? Well apparently someone did; George Zimmerman did. He did on the night that he attack and killed Tramway Martin. The young man was walking…

The American Prison system is economically, mentally, and socially detrimental to African Americans and other minority communities. These targeted behavior of discrimination against minorities within the system leaves long term effects like poverty, and mental instability on those that have been convicted to the system and their families. Not to mention the long lasting effect…

In most of the nations around the world, two fundamental legal systems prevail, namely the civil law system and the common law system or we can say, they are legal systems that are more or less derived from these two. The common law system is also called ‘judge-made’ law and is a more flexible, less prescriptive system that prioritizes published judicial opinions of…

Is one individual’s life worth more than others? The death penalty is a prevailing issue in the United States. The justice system hasn’t perfected the use of the death penalty to where only the guilty are convicted and punished. Currently, in the United States, capital offenses are punishable by death and 31 of the states…

Our criminal justice system is violating our values as a people. A nation that savors liberty now incarcerates more human beings than any other nation on the planet. Like in any other system, it always needs adjustments. We need to have a Criminal Justice System that is effective and that prosecutes individuals in a fair…

Alexander Hamilton, a man who came from poverty and fought to stand for the better of the nation will always be remembered as one of the greatest founding fathers of America through his determination and allowing his voice to be heard. Hamilton was gifted with great potential, an ambitious spirit and a sponsored bright future…