Discrimination against African Americans and members of other minority groups

During the first part of the twentieth century, discrimination against African Americans and members of other minority groups was a social norm in the United States. Indeed, much of the nation’s white population believed that the ability to discriminate was a constitutionally protected right. Today, the right to discriminate has very few defenders.

America’s laws and its culture now hold that discrimination on the basis of race, gender religion, national origin, and many other characteristics is flatly unacceptable.  Even if civil rights are now broadly supported and protected by law, however, questions remain as to how far these protections should extend.  Was the Supreme Court correct to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide-or was that a step too far? Explain your position.