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For the final page of my project, I decided to cover some areas of racism and hate that are still more than present in America today. I felt that it was necessary to add in some of the negative points in American history that limited its progress in becoming a country where everybody is equal. The first image I chose for the wall was a picture of a KKK gathering. This image represents for me how America was and in ways still is very far from actually being a country where everybody has the same equally respected rights. The second image on the page is of two protestors holding highly offensive signs targeted at gays. This image shows me what a serious role religion plays in the country. The country's strong religious history, I think greatly contributes to support and defense of most current homophobic and racist beliefs in the country. The final images on the page are of Tom Metzger and Ian Stuart. Both Stuart and Metzger heavily advocate white supremacy through the White Aryan Resistance. Stuart and Metzger represent for me the ever-present hate that still remains in a great deal of society today. I chose to put their pictures on the wall since they were the most recent and most outspoken white supremacists currently in the country.

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