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Kristina Hamilton <br />RAMS <br />Mr. Bibeau <br />Third Place <br />Human Rights Commission <br />2004-2005 Essay Contest <br />I was very fascinated by an article in the Metro/State section of <br />the Star Tribune Newspaper on October 26, 2004. The headline in bold <br />letters read: "Landlord Must Pay in Racial-Bias Suit." The article <br />describes how a landscaping manager, her husband, and their two <br />children were forced out of their rented apartment by their landlord. <br />The article also said that all the other black tenants were forced out <br />and were replaced by white tenants. <br />As 1 read the paper, I wondered if the landlord was aware of the <br />laws which prohibit such a nasty, demeaning practice. Over time, <br />discrimination laws had to be passed to protect individuals from people <br />like this landlord. <br />When most people think of discrimination, they think of being <br />discriminated by race mainly. But here in Minnesota, various classes of <br />people, based on race, color, creed, religion, and others are protected <br />in areas such as employment, housing, public accommodations, public <br />service, and education. These human rights tie in with Article 2 of the <br />Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states in, part that: <br />"Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this <br />Declaration, without distinction of any kind such as race, color, sex, <br />language, religion, political, national or social origin, property, birth, or <br />