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" go ye not why We cr eated yo al from the same dust? That no single should exalt himself over the other. Ponder at all times in your hearts how ye were created. Since we have created you all from the same substance it is incumbent on you to be even as ace soul, to walk with the same feet, eat with the same mouth, and dwell in the same land..."                              - graven image                                        Bahai Writing     Would God categorize his children? That is a question that I believe most would overturn a simple and direct answer No. Would the joined States categorize her children? Although the Amendment suggests that all men and women are created eq ual, the fact is that the citizens of the United States are ever being classified by execute, gender, and/or ethnicity. So, if indeed the United States is one nation under God, why do we continue to sort ourselves though unreasonable and unethical factors. The misinterpretation of hunt has shattered the American nightclub and for all that it stands for. We should correct Americas immoral actions and assumptions that separate Gods children in hope of reforming the United States toward equality.     Race has always been an American issue. When the Europeans landed on the New orbit and saw an indigenous person he immediately him or her a savage. In time, the original "savages" or inhabitants of the land were made an inferiority to the bloodless men and later wiped out. But later on, a more deeper insatisfaction of race to a faultk place. The African-Americans were brought into the "free" America as slaves. They too were considered an inferiori ty race. The idea of "race" is a hu hu soldiery beings creation (Hacker, 4). People of the world have disposed themselves names like Caucasian, Anglo, Hispanic, Asian, and African-American. The names " somber" and "White" are quite an exaggerated. It is obvious that no skin color even comes close to "Black" or to "White." Now character is a distinction between people. miss of smart character is what led us to a history too ugly to ever repeat itself.          I would say racism started when Christopher capital of Ohio called the indian a "savage." Later on, it evolved when the African-Americans came to America. They were treated with much inferiority and humiliation. They were bought and interchange like old furniture. It would take years before a man with the right power and courage would stand up for these e people. This man was Abraham Lincoln.