By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a more diverse America, particularly in the South and West, had begun to take shape in a noticeable way . In South America, it is known that a number of African Americans were there for many years as slaves to white men, until after the North's success in the Civil War. Furthermore, soon after China's devastating defeat in the Opium War against the British, as well as during the time of the California Gold Rush, large quantities of Chinese immigrants were found to be overflowing into the western part of America. With the United States becoming noticeably more of a diverse group of peoples, it can be perceived that white men who felt superior to the majority of other races were largely discriminatory towards a multitude of them. Specifically, African Americans in the South and Asian Chinese immigrants in the West had both experienced some degree of racial conflict originating from certain political, economic, and social factors. After the end of the Civil War, the destruction of African American slavery as a political system had been accomplished. With the ratification of the 13th Amendment, slaves gained freedom from the white man's control. Furthermore, with the 14th Amendment, anyone born or naturalized in America is therefore an American citizen and deserves all the rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Additionally, with the 15th Amendment, anyone who is a citizen of the United States has the right to vote regardless of their race, color, or previous servitude (Davidson 339). However, despite these adjustments to the Constitution, this did not mean that as soon as the amendments were ratified, all African Americans would become... middle of paper... African Americans and Chinese Americans would become completely equal. Due to the economic factor, both African Americans and Chinese Americans were unable to get the jobs they imagined as some whites who felt superior believed that only their race deserved them. Meanwhile, white landowners became wealthy thanks to the cheap labor of African Americans and Chinese Americans, which also allowed the value of white land to rise. Through the social factor, both African Americans and Chinese Americans were able to live their own lives until they separated. Works Cited Davidson, James W., DeLay, Brian, Heyrman, Christine L., Lytle, Mark H. and Stoff, MichaelB. “The United States a narrative history”. New York: McGraw-Hill. 2012.Takaki, Ronad. Strangers from a Different Shore: A Story of Asian Americans. New York magazine ed.: Little, Brown, 1998. Print.