Reading from Rand C and Outline. African American culture vs Native American culture

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African American culture vs Native American culture
Introduction
African American culture has many similarities and differences when compared to the Native American culture. The similarities can be attributed to their experiences as slaves or inhumane treatment from whites, they are both regarded as minorities who undergo various issues in the society, and that they have the same struggles to improve their conditions. They also have differences in regards to their origin and other cultural attributes like food and language.
* Both underwent slavery
Ї A.A similarity between the two is that both African Americans and Indians underwent inhumane treatment as the whites tried to establish their own culture as superior, and questions often arose if they are entitled to the same protections as Euro-Americans.
Ї B.Violent suppression of Natives and Blacks’ traditional forms of government and religious practices, separation of children from their homes, and forced sterilization were common characteristics of racist discourses (Dyson et al., 2020).
Ї C.The thirteenth to fifteenth amendments of the constitution improved African American conditions since they were now legally regarded as “persons” in the constitution, and the same occurred in an 1879 federal court decision, which also recognized native Americans as persons.
* not recognized by law
Ї A.Individuals from both communities were regarded as extraconstitutional, whereby African Americans were legally recognized slaves, and at the same time, Native Americans were seen as tribal nations that were foreign and not parties during the formulation of the constitution (Dyson et al., 2020).
Ї B.Federal polices or laws regarding Native Americans and African Americans are not just since they are inhumane and that they suggest that the two cultures do not have sovereign rights.
Ї C.Both are denied a chance to contribute to the American society and are forced to assimilate so that they lose their cu...