Could the United States ever be a place where all citizens are actually equal?

The United States could be a country where all people are equal. For this to happen, there would need to be a major shift in attitudes in our country. Throughout our history, many people have believed that racial and religious minorities, women, and those with different lifestyles should have fewer opportunities in life. African-Americans and women were denied the right to vote for many years. Eventually, with the passage of the 19th amendment for women...

The United States could be a country where all people are equal. For this to happen, there would need to be a major shift in attitudes in our country. Throughout our history, many people have believed that racial and religious minorities, women, and those with different lifestyles should have fewer opportunities in life. African-Americans and women were denied the right to vote for many years. Eventually, with the passage of the 19th amendment for women and the passage of the Voting Rights Act mainly for African-Americans, more people from these groups are voting. Attitudes have slowly changed in this area.

We are seeing some progress in other areas also. We now have women and racial minorities running for and winning contested elected offices, including President of the United States. We are seeing more diversity with executives of different companies. We are seeing more opportunities for people of color than in the past. There are more educational and career opportunities available. Religion seems to be less of an issue. We have elected Catholic presidents. While there still is room for improvement, for example with the pay of women compared to the pay of men, progress is being made.

As people become more accepting and change their attitudes and viewpoints, more progress will be made. There is no reason why everybody can’t be equal in our country. It is up to the American people to make this happen.