Marginalized people in the United States had to find and make their own opportunities. Groups such as Jewish and Black Americans in the nineteenth century were innovators and entrepreneurs in the developing Capitalist society in America. For marginalized people Capitalism was a way out of poverty and the means to equality but despite these possibilities, many people continued to face dsicrimination.
To what extent do you think Capitalism offered marginalized people in the US a pathway to acceptance and legitimacy? Be sure to discuss how discrimination in the US played a role in the success and failures of minority peoples.
