Word Count: 755 Our early ancestors left the control of Great Britain for the right of equality, yet time and time again over the past 200 years the equality of American citizens has been questioned. We now have many laws forbidding the harm of racial and ethnic minorities, but is hate speech considered harmful? Before we can determine if hate speech is harmful, we should decide what is exactly hate speech. Congress defines it as "a crime …
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…the founders of our country believed all individuals are entitled. The founders of our country believed all to be equal, no individual has the right to infringe on another's rights of equality. D Bibliography edman, Bill. The New York Times. "Midwest Gunman Had Engaged In Racist Acts at 2 Universities." Tuesday, July 6, 1999. Pg. A1 & A14. Section 28003(a) of the Violent Crime Control & Law Enforcement Act of 1994(28U.S.C. 994 note). Welch, Susan. American Government. Pgs. 416-7. @1999