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Vincent Harding essay "We the People: The Long Journey Toward a More Perfect Union" discusses the contradictions between the values expressed in the Preamble to the Constitution and the experiences of African

Americans. Discuss one of the experiences Harding refers to that gave you an awareness of the African American struggle historically.

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He has outlined the cruelty of Native Americans against the African activists

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In this essay "We the People: The Long Journey Toward a More Perfect Union", Vincent Harding is referring to the struggle of black activist in their struggle for social justice. Native Americans imposed strict action against the African Americans such as imprisonment, policing, jailing etc. but the African activist responded through carceral actions. They created cultural consciousness which further led to carceral confrontations.

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