Our country is a hodgepodge  of minorities whom we still take for granted, leaving them on the other side of reality. In the essays "Custer Died for Your Sins," by Vine Deloria, Jr., "The Glass Half Empty," by Anna Quindlen, and "A Long Way to Go," by Rosa Parks, the authors express the social and political inequalities and injustices during their time. These have been attained through years of a prejudiced nation. This collateral damage is still evident today through the eyes of any culturally sensitive individual.

    In "Custer Died for Your Sins," Vine Deloria, Jr. declares that the tribes of Native Americans can form tight bonds but the white populace and government will not withdraw and will persist to incise into and devastate tribal values. As he states, "The more we try to be ourselves the more we are forced...