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The Native Americans and Their Quest For Equal ness

The Native Americans were the first people on the land that is

now known as The united States of America. As the colonials came over

from England, the took over the land of the natives and would kill

and rap them. All of those actions would lead to the Trail Of Tears.

There are many things that can be looked at in what the Indians

had to go through. The ones that will be looked at this time are: The

land issues, Chicano Movements, the difference between the Afro-

American demands and the Native American demands and how the Native

Americans stood out during WWII. All of these aspects effect the

Natives in good and bad ways and would lead to the Native civil

rights movement.

When the colonists came to America, they took away so many acres

from the natives. The land would range from California to Florida.

They were treated like savages, and killed and raped. In 1835-42......

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