Americans' Responsibility for the Historical Discrimination that the Blacks Have Faced

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America and Opportunities
The United States of America has constantly been viewed as one of the most developed and successful countries globally. In addition to growth and economic development, the country has stood for the rights of all and achieved great economic growth. However, the pursuit of this progress and prosperity has always been impeded by various factors, both internal and external. Today, the country still struggles to create equal opportunities for all and political divisions keep getting deeper. The country has not been cushioned from the challenges that have affected the global economy in recent years either. While this may sound like a modern problem, it is an echo from the past. In the last century, Presidents Johnson and Reagan had to tackle inequality of opportunities and deep economic challenges respectively. Since the societal problems that they sought to address are similar to the problems that the society face today, I argue that the same approaches they employed can be used today.
In his speech during the Commencement Address at Howard University in 1965, President Reagan lauded the efforts that had been made to make America an equal space for all. He acknowledged that for a long time, the Negroes had been deprived, hated, and denied opportunities. Therefore, he praised their impressive constraint and fight for their rights as well as the help of all those who stood by them. However, the president insisted that freedom was not enough. He argued that the creation of equal opportunities sh...