During the 1800’s, the leaders of the United States government had a hard time recognizing that people who didn’t, look, act, or live the same way were people too. The Native and African Americans suffered from law discrimination, abuse, and culture clashes. The circumstances that created these injustices were based on fear, as those in power structured the government to protect only those of white heritage. The government leaders went to great lengths to maintain a separation of status between the Native and African Americans under ....