Unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness

Right now, America is a very divided country with violence caused by racial tensions making headline news. Discrimination based on race in the United States has existed since the colonial era, where owning slaves was legally permitted by law. Over the years formal racial discrimination has been banned thanks to the activism of minority groups who fought for equality in legislation and civil rights. In the 20th century, racial discrimination is illegal and it is perceived as being socially and morally unacceptable, but the demonstrations across many cities in the United States following the death of George Floyd are showing us that, although progress has been made, there is still a long way to go to allow everyone the rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

In order to understand the present and be better prepared to take effective, long-lasting action, we need to know the history behind it all. Let’s take a quick trip down ‘History Lane’ right to the start of all of this…

The American Declaration of Independence

According to the American Declaration of Independence, every person has the unalienable Rights of Life…