Racism "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." The Declaration of Independence The legal barriers to racial equality have significantly decreased and the racial exclusion from the benefits of society and the right of citizenship is no longer nearly total, as it once was. But discrimination still limits the opportunities and stifles the hope of many minority groups, in the U.S. as well as around the world. At this moment in our nationīs history, it is critical that we start remedying