Answer the following:In 1858, during a debate with Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln was famously

Answer the following:
In 1858, during a debate with Stephen Douglas, Abraham Lincoln was famously quoted as saying: “…there is a physical difference between [the] black and white races which forbid them living together on terms of social and political equality… there must be the position of superior and inferior, I am in favor of having the superior position assigned to the white race.”   Lincoln’s statement is interesting as he doesn’t indicate or provide any information to support an argument that any race is inherently superior, he simply states that he desires a superior position be assigned or given to the white race.
If we expand Lincoln’s statement to include other minority groups (i.e. Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, etc.) do you believe that Lincoln was correct?   Is it appropriate or even necessary in order to facilitate political and social growth in the United States to develop and endorse racial and ethnic hierarchies?  Should the United States endorse principles that seek to develop greater levels of equality between racial, ethnic, cultural, and socioeconomic groups, why or why not?  What are the potential benefits and ramifications of such an approach?  Do you believe that in order for the country to obtain a balance between the different groups that exist in the country, that this requires majority groups to experience a level of inequality so that minority groups can experience equality? Is this what we mean by equity? Why or why not?  In drafting your response consider recent incidents/actions taking place in the U.S. and how these might shape or impact how we look at the ideas of justice, injustice, equality and equity.  (i.e. the rise of Neo-Nazis, Black Lives Matter, Q-Anon, Donald Trump’s Presidency, the Georgia, Texas and Florida Voting Laws, Protests against Anti-Asian Hate,  Joe Biden’s Presidency, The Mexico Border Wall and Family Separations, The trial of Derek Chauvin, etc.)