The American dream is somewhat possible for everyone to reach. The country was built upon the enslavement of African-Americans and Native Americans. Through out the time, starting from Recomstruction to the current year of 2014, minorities are still struggling to be viewed equally with out just words stating that they are equal, but actions being made justifying that they're equal to the "dominant race" in the U.S. Therefore, the minority groups have already been limited from excelling in some parts of the U.S, such as educationally and politically.

During the period of Reconstruction, President Johnson, who was a republican, but supported democratic views, ensured that African Americans and other immigrants never progressed as fast as the whites. He ensured this by literacy tests being given to freedmen (ex-slaves) in order to vote and gain representation with in the government. Also, segregation laws came to pass during Reconstruction, in which freedmen and whites did everything separately. Majority of the time the whites had better quality everything, such as education and public facilities. Although many minorities have become very successful in the past, never will the ability to become as successful as the dominant race in the U.S be accessible to everyone. Even to this day, many accomplishments made by minorities have not been documented and taught in schools, only the oppression of them. This does not encourage minorities to push themselves harder to be able to have access to the "American Dream".

On the other hand, everyone's "American Dream" varies from their struggle and what they would like to achieve in life. It is statistically shown that the progress of blacks academically is behind, therefore the possibility to achieve their dreams is limited, as well as their opportunities. Lastly, although rights are given to "everyone" who is a citizen in this country, some are less protected as others. This limits their ability to progress, but it is somewhat possible, if they are favored and work 10 times harder then who have it already "easy".

Therefore, the "American Dream" is possible for almost everyone, but because the dream is so dad away and out of sight, many people lose hope. These people become stagnant in the terrible place and end up limiting themselves as much as the world around them is already limiting them. This forces them to hold themselves back from their full potential and the "treasures and gold" in this land called America.