Freedom of Speech vs. Equality.
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Rav vs. City of St. Paul is not a case concerned with the privacy of the black family involved. The members of the CCClan shouldn’t have been in their back yard and therefore they are guilty of trespassing. However, there is something much more important about this case, something much heavier than violation of privacy. This case is about freedom of speech and whether regulating speech would ensure equality, or only lead towards greater discrimination.
If we look back at the history of the US, it is obvious that African Americans have not always had the rights they have today; that they haven’t always been equal compared to other races in the US. However, their main tool for acquiring social equality throughout the years has been speech in the many different forms it can take. Freedom of speech has been theirs, and every other minority’s main means for standing up against the majority and claiming their rights, which has......
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