Shayna's+reflection+on+race+in+America

America is known for being a melting pot, whether this is true or not can be debated. People have come to this country from all over the World. Our diversity is something that this country takes pride in, it is hard for Americans to accept it: it seems as though we are having a hard time putting our racial mores aside and creating a place where everyone can truly be equal. The election of Barak Obama shows that we are making progress and we are trying hard to make America a country where everyone can be happy. Yet, this does not mean that we have reached our goal of an equal country. Althoguh our new president is African American, there are still Americans who do not believe that everyone should be equal. Yet we can not just overlook this wonderful event, it clearly shows that we as Americans are improving. especially because only less then a century ago, an event such as this one would have been seen as being impossible.