The document discusses the struggle for equal rights in the United States for various groups including African Americans, women, and other minorities. It outlines how after the Civil War, amendments were passed to abolish slavery and guarantee equal protection, but Jim Crow laws allowed discrimination to continue. The civil rights movement in the 1950s-60s fought for desegregation and passage of laws like the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act to prohibit discrimination. However, complete equality has still not been achieved for all groups.