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The original European settlers simply assumed they had the right to dispossess Native Americans. The authors of the Declaration of Independence considered treating Negro slaves as citizens of the new country, but some colonies opposed this, arguing that slaves were property, not persons.

The "Monroe Doctrine" declared that the United States had a right to interfere in the affairs of other countries if the US thought it appropriate to do so.

Virtually every ethnic group that came to the United States went through a period of hostility: Chinese people who built the railroads throughout the West were not allowed to eat with "white" people. Jews were prohibited from attending colleges and universities, and from some hotels, restaurants, etc. During the Second World War, Japanese citizens were forcibly relocated to detention camps.

Interracial marriages were prohibited in most states. Women did not gain the right to vote until 1918. "Racial profiling" is still used by the Department of Homeland Security. Same-sex couples are allowed to marry in some states, but not others, and even if married in their home states are denied the Federal benefits given to opposite-sex married couples.

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